Pesticides in ground water and sediments
Page reviewed:
30/09/2025
Data and results from ground water and sediments within the Swedish national monitoring program for pesticides, funded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. See Swedish site for more information and figures.
Ground water are sampled at the four model catchements four times a year: February, May, August and November. Sediment are sampled once a year, since 2020 with a sediment trap between May and September.
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Ground water are monitored at the following sites:
- O18 i Västergötland
- E21 i Östergötland
- N34 i Halland
- M42 i Skåne
Sediment are monitored in the following sites:
- O18 i Västergötland
- E21 i Östergötland
- N34 i Halland
- M42 i Skåne
- Skivarpsån i Skåne
- Vege å i Skåne
Read about the Swedish national monitoring program of pesticides here