Water chemistry of Lagrangian samplings of Inland Elbe 2023 (MOSES Hydrological Extremes)

The MOSES campaign ELBE 2023 covered the whole River Elbe from the source in the Czech Republic, the German freshwater part, the tidal Elbe river, towards the German Bight, where we try to follow the river plume with three ships by help of drifters. In the German freshwater Elbe, physico-chemical and biological parameters will be measured along the Elbe using the research vessel ALBIS from Schmilka (km 4, German border) to Geestacht (km 585, close to Hamburg) in a Langrangian approach. The scientific focus in 2023 was on pollutants, particularly pharmaceuticals, herbicides, and microplastics. For that, we sample not only water but also sediments, and use passive samplers. In addition, a land team sampled tributaries and effluents of weaste water treatment plants parallel to the ship.