IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ANALYTICAL RESULTS ON THE RIVER ELBE CONTAMINATION IN THE CZECH-REPUBLIC

Environmental analysis at trace levels is a new field of research in t he Czech Republic since about ten years. New methods have to be adapte d, pollution sources have to be investigated and quality assurance has to be established. The improvement in the detemination of trace subst ances in the Elbe river, mainly that of organic pollutants, is shown, A first insight on an international level is given into the origin of pollution in the Czech part of the Elbe river and the analytical work provided by the Czech water research institute and one of the most imp ortant monitoring laboratories.