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Published December 31, 2025 | Version 1.0.0
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Dataset of micropollutant concentrations and standard water quality parameters in surface waters in Austria

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon TU Wien
  • 2. ROR icon Jožef Stefan Institute

Contributors

  • 1. TU Wien

Description

Dataset of micropollutant concentrations and standard water quality parameters in surface waters in Austria

ABSTRACT

This dataset includes micropollutant concentrations (up to 450 substances) and standard water quality parameters analysed in samples from two water quality monitoring stations in eastern Austria. Samples were collected eighter as grab samples or as multi-day composite samples from June 2023 to June 2024. 

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA

This dataset accompanies a publication where details regarding methods can be found.

  • The following groups of micropollutants were analysed all of the samples:
    • 8 metals total and filtered
    • 4 pharmaceuticals
    • 34 PFAS
    • 404 pesticides
  • Additionally, electric onductivity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, filterable matter, pH and total hardness are included in some or all of the samples.
  • The Wulka River is a medium-sized river in eastern Austria and the only significant tributary to Lake Neusiedl.
  • The analytical thresholds are reported with the data: Level of Detection (LOD) and Level of Quantitation (LOQ).
  • A description of the information contained in the individual columns is given below. 

REFERENCES

  • The data is stored in comma-delimited csv-files with UTF-8 encoding. 
  • The point is used as the decimal separator.
  • Time is given in UTC format (yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS).

Table of contents (English)

Struture of the dataset (water_data.csv)

  • Group: Substance/parameter group
  • Parameter: Abbreviation of the substance/parameter analysed
  • Parameter.en: Full name of the substance/parameter analysed
  • CAS: CAS registry number
  • Site: Sampling site identifier
  • Sampling.Start.Time: Start of sampling (yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS)
  • Sampling.End.Time: End of sampling (yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS)
  • Value: Measured value (Caution: Values below the limit of quantification (<LOQ) were replaced by LOQ & Values below the limit of detection (<LOD) were replaced by LOD)
  • Unit: Unit of the measured value and LOQ
  • belowLOD: Indication if measured value was below LOD (TRUE) or not (FALSE)
  • LOD: Limit of detection
  • belowLOQ: Indication if measured value was below LOQ (TRUE) or not (FALSE)
  • LOQ: Limit of quantification
  • Sample.Type: Type of sample
  • Sample.Code: Unique sample identifier (W = Wulka, N = Nodbach, ADD = Triplicates)
  • Triplet.Sample.Code: sample identifier for the triplet samples for lab uncertainty estimation
  • Analysis.Matrix: Analysis matrix
  • Analysis.Method: (Lab) analysis method
  • Comment
  • meanQ: Mean discharge during sampling [m³/s]
  • meanTSS: Mean total suspended solids during sampling [mg/l] (measured by turbidity probe)
  • meanTSS.fw: Mean flow-weighted total suspended solids during sampling [mg/l] (measured by turbidity probe)

Files

Embargoed

The files will be made publicly available on December 31, 2025.

Reason: We have embargoed this until publication.

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Additional details

Funding

DaFNE 101876
Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Dates

Collected
2023-06-22/2024-06-25
Collection of water samples

References

  • Weber, N., Lutterbach, J., Hufnagl, C., Kittlaus, S., Zessner, M., & Zoboli, O. (2024). StraMoS - Endbericht : Probenahme Strategien für unterschiedliche Aspekte des Monitorings von Spurenstoffen in Gewässern. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/206665