Background values for Zinc (Zn) in German soils 1:1,000,000

New, nationwide background values for 16 heavy metals and trace elements were published by the LABO in 2017. They are based on profile descriptions and measurements of aqua regia extracts, which were combined and homogenized by the BGR. Measurements with high quantification limits were excluded from further evaluation according to certain criteria in order to avoid their influence on the derivation of background values. To prevent the background values from being disproportionately influenced by regions with high sample densities, spatial thinning was partially performed. The values of several horizons of a site were combined to one value by depth-weighted averages. For evaluation, the available measured values were assigned to different groups of soil parent materials. In addition, a distinction was made whether the samples were taken in the topsoil, in the subsoil or in the underground. In the case of topsoil, the different land use (arable land, grassland, forest) was also taken into account for the evaluation. Unconsolidated rocks were evaluated separately for northern and southern Germany due to their different composition. By dividing the data into sub-collectives, reliable case numbers were not achieved in all cases. Consequently, only background values with case numbers ?20 are presented. The exact derivation procedure can be found in the report of the LABO-Bund/Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bodenschutz (2017): 'Hintergrundwerte für anorganische und organische Stoffe in Böden', 4th revised and supplemented edition.

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cf47cd4f-8f38-11e8-a781-8851fb422c62
Metadata language
Deutsch
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EPSG:3035
 

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  • Geoscientific information
 

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Coupled resource

Coupled resource
 
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource

Coupled resource
 
 

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Soil

  • Boden

SGD-Liste

  • Belastung

  • Entstehungsart

  • Schadstoff

  • Gesteinszusammensetzung

  • Bodeneigenschaften

Freies Schlagwort

  • Deutschland

  • Hintergrundwerte

  • Anorganische Spurenstoffe

  • Boden

  • Schwermetall

  • Zink

  • Zn

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  • Bundesrepublik Deutschland
 
 

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Date (Creation)
2018-06-01
Date (Publication)
2022-01-03
Date (Revision)
2022-03-22
 

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- LABO (2017): Hintergrundwerte für anorganische und organische Stoffe in Böden. 4. überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage. Bund/Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bodenschutz (LABO), Kiel. - W. Duijnisveld, L. Konen, F. Krone, F. Stange (2017): Bundesweite Hintergrundwerte für anorganische Stoffe in Böden. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hannover, im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes, Dessau-Roßlau. - Länderübergreifende Datensätze der Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, des Umweltbundesamtes und der Bodenzustandserhebung im Wald (BZE II) - Daten der Geologischen Landesämter/Dienste und/oder Landesumweltämter in Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Brandenburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein und Thüringen. - Nutzungsdifferenzierte Bodenübersichtskarte von Deutschland 1 : 1 000 000, Version 2.31 (FISBo BGR).
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1000000
Distance
1000  m
 

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Explanation

siehe dazu die angegebene Durchführungsbestimmung
 

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Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen, siehe https://www.bgr.bund.de/AGB - General terms and conditions, see https://www.bgr.bund.de/AGB_en . Die bereitgestellten Informationen sind bei Weiterverwendung wie folgt zu zitieren: Datenquelle: HGW1000_Zn V2.0, (c) BGR, Hannover, 2017

 

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Organisation name

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Email

fis.bo@bgr.de

Organisation name

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Email

fis.bo@bgr.de

 

Responsible organization (s)

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Organisation name

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Email

fis.bo@bgr.de

Organisation name

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Email

fis.bo@bgr.de

 

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Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Email

geodatenmanagement@bgr.de

Date stamp
2025-08-11
Metadata language
Deutsch
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UTF8
 
 

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Keywords

Freies Schlagwort
Anorganische Spurenstoffe Boden Deutschland Hintergrundwerte Schwermetall Zink Zn
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Boden Soil
SGD-Liste
Belastung Bodeneigenschaften Entstehungsart Gesteinszusammensetzung Schadstoff

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