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Drinking water in Bad Bertrich

3 supply zones — values can differ depending on the district. Below is the zone with the most documented parameters, the others collapsed underneath. To determine the exact match, look up the postcode.

How to read the share of the parametric value

12 % Share of the parametric value. The proportion of the permitted maximum that the measured value uses — here 12 %, so just over an eighth.
< 10 % * Below the limit of quantification. The substance was not detectable. The mark shows where the detection limit lies relative to the parametric value — the actual share of the parametric value is below that.

Several samples per year: for chemical parameters the mean value is given, for microbiological ones the highest measured value. There the parametric value is zero — a single finding would disappear in the average, and it is precisely that finding which is the information. Which reference applies is stated in the last column of the table.

HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

TWIST RLP - HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

No date is given for these values. The water supplier publishes the analysis without a sampling date and without a report date. When the water was examined is not apparent from the source — we do not add a date and we do not estimate one. What is stated is therefore only when we retrieved the document.

Water hardness
9 °dH
Hardness range medium
Key values HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Sum of PFAS 0 µg/L 0.1 µg/l
0 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Nitrate 22 mg/L 50 mg/l
44 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Lead < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Sulphate 20 mg/L 250 mg/l
8 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Sodium 28.7 mg/L 200 mg/l
14 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Show all recorded parameters (30 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (1)

Microbiology – HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

Chemical parameters (14)

Chemical parameters – HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Antimony < 0.5 µg/L
below limit of quantification
5 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Arsenic 1 µg/L 10 µg/l
10 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Boron 0.02 mg/L 1 mg/l
2 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Cadmium < 0.3 µg/L
below limit of quantification
3 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Copper < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
2 mg/l
< 0.3 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Cyanide < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Fluoride 0.19 mg/L 1.5 mg/l
13 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Lead < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Mercury < 0.1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
1 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Nickel < 2 µg/L
below limit of quantification
20 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Nitrate 22 mg/L 50 mg/l
44 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Nitrite < 0.02 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 4 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Selenium < 0.5 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Uranium 0.8 µg/L 10 µg/l
8 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

PFAS (1)

PFAS – HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Sum of PFAS 0 µg/L 0.1 µg/l
0 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

Indicator parameters (10)

Indicator parameters – HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Aluminium < 0.02 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.2 mg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Ammonium < 0.01 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 2 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Chloride 17.6 mg/L 250 mg/l
7 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Coliform bacteria 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Iron < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.2 mg/l
< 3 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Manganese < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
pH 8.09 - 6,5–9,5 Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Sodium 28.7 mg/L 200 mg/l
14 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Sulphate 20 mg/L 250 mg/l
8 %
Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Temperature 7.3 °C Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Further parameters (4)

Further parameters – HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Calcium 31.5 mg/L Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Magnesium 20 mg/L Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Potassium 8.5 mg/L Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB
Total hardness 1.61 mmol/l Mean · HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB

Values taken unchanged from the publications linked below — for each parameter the most recent recorded value. „—" in the parametric value column: no currently valid legal parametric value is stored in our database for this parameter; the parameter register with all parametric values is being expanded continuously.

Source: https://geodaten-wasser.rlp-umwelt.de/twist/2684695004/trinkwasserqualitaet · Mittelwerte · retrieved on 13/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 56864

Show 2 more supply zones

Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

TWIST RLP - Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

No date is given for these values. The water supplier publishes the analysis without a sampling date and without a report date. When the water was examined is not apparent from the source — we do not add a date and we do not estimate one. What is stated is therefore only when we retrieved the document.

Water hardness
3.5 °dH
Hardness range soft
Key values Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Nitrate 8.9 mg/L 50 mg/l
18 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Lead < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Sulphate 3.3 mg/L 250 mg/l
1 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Sodium 5 mg/L 200 mg/l
3 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Show all recorded parameters (29 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (1)

Microbiology – Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

Chemical parameters (14)

Chemical parameters – Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Antimony < 0.5 µg/L
below limit of quantification
5 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Arsenic < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Boron < 0.02 mg/L
below limit of quantification
1 mg/l
< 2 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Cadmium < 0.3 µg/L
below limit of quantification
3 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Copper < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
2 mg/l
< 0.3 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Cyanide < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Fluoride 0.04 mg/L 1.5 mg/l
3 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Lead < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Mercury < 0.1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
1 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Nickel < 2 µg/L
below limit of quantification
20 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Nitrate 8.9 mg/L 50 mg/l
18 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Nitrite < 0.02 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 4 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Selenium < 0.5 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Uranium < 0.1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 1 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Indicator parameters (10)

Indicator parameters – Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Aluminium 0.023 mg/L 0.2 mg/l
12 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Ammonium < 0.01 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 2 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Chloride 8.1 mg/L 250 mg/l
3 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Coliform bacteria 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Iron < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.2 mg/l
< 3 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Manganese < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
pH 8.41 - 6,5–9,5 Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Sodium 5 mg/L 200 mg/l
3 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Sulphate 3.3 mg/L 250 mg/l
1 %
Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Temperature 12.3 °C Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Further parameters (4)

Further parameters – Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Calcium 21.1 mg/L Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Magnesium 2.5 mg/L Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Potassium 1.8 mg/L Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach
Total hardness 0.63 mmol/l Mean · Obere Salm, Übergabe ZWEM -TWIST (WW), TW VGW Traben-Trarbach

Values taken unchanged from the publications linked below — for each parameter the most recent recorded value. „—" in the parametric value column: no currently valid legal parametric value is stored in our database for this parameter; the parameter register with all parametric values is being expanded continuously.

Source: https://geodaten-wasser.rlp-umwelt.de/twist/2683695007/trinkwasserqualitaet · Mittelwerte · retrieved on 13/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 56864

Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

TWIST RLP - Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

No date is given for these values. The water supplier publishes the analysis without a sampling date and without a report date. When the water was examined is not apparent from the source — we do not add a date and we do not estimate one. What is stated is therefore only when we retrieved the document.

Water hardness
8.2 °dH
Hardness range soft
Key values Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Sum of PFAS 0 µg/L 0.1 µg/l
0 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Nitrate 23 mg/L 50 mg/l
46 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Lead < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Sulphate 22 mg/L 250 mg/l
9 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Sodium 41.8 mg/L 200 mg/l
21 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Show all recorded parameters (30 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (1)

Microbiology – Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

Chemical parameters (14)

Chemical parameters – Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Antimony < 0.5 µg/L
below limit of quantification
5 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Arsenic 1 µg/L 10 µg/l
10 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Boron 0.03 mg/L 1 mg/l
3 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Cadmium < 0.3 µg/L
below limit of quantification
3 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Copper < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
2 mg/l
< 0.3 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Cyanide < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Fluoride 0.23 mg/L 1.5 mg/l
15 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Lead < 1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Mercury < 0.1 µg/L
below limit of quantification
1 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Nickel < 2 µg/L
below limit of quantification
20 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Nitrate 23 mg/L 50 mg/l
46 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Nitrite < 0.02 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 4 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Selenium < 0.5 µg/L
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Uranium 0.9 µg/L 10 µg/l
9 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

PFAS (1)

PFAS – Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Sum of PFAS 0 µg/L 0.1 µg/l
0 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

Indicator parameters (10)

Indicator parameters – Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Aluminium < 0.02 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.2 mg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Ammonium < 0.01 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 2 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Chloride 25.9 mg/L 250 mg/l
10 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Coliform bacteria 0 Anzahl/100ml 0/100 ml Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Iron < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
0.2 mg/l
< 3 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Manganese < 0.005 mg/L
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
pH 7.86 - 6,5–9,5 Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Sodium 41.8 mg/L 200 mg/l
21 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Sulphate 22 mg/L 250 mg/l
9 %
Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Temperature 11.7 °C Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Further parameters (4)

Further parameters – Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Calcium 30.1 mg/L Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Magnesium 16.9 mg/L Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Potassium 10.4 mg/L Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW
Total hardness 1.47 mmol/l Mean · Wassermessschacht Driesch (WW), TW

Values taken unchanged from the publications linked below — for each parameter the most recent recorded value. „—" in the parametric value column: no currently valid legal parametric value is stored in our database for this parameter; the parameter register with all parametric values is being expanded continuously.

Source: https://geodaten-wasser.rlp-umwelt.de/twist/2693695094/trinkwasserqualitaet · Mittelwerte · retrieved on 13/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 56864

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Bad Bertrich

How hard is the water in Bad Bertrich?
TWIST RLP - HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB publishes a total hardness of 1.61 mmol/l for the supply zone HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB — that corresponds to 9 °dH. The hardness range is a classification under the German Detergents and Cleaning Products Act (soft below 8,4 °dH, medium 8,4 to 14 °dH, hard above that) and not a quality verdict — it indicates how much calcium and magnesium is dissolved in the water. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 13/07/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Bad Bertrich?
TWIST RLP - HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB publishes a nitrate value of 22 mg/L for the supply zone HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 44 % of the parametric value. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 13/07/2026.
Are PFAS detectable in the drinking water in Bad Bertrich?
TWIST RLP - HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB publishes for the supply zone HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB a sum value PFAS-20 of 0 µg/L. The statutory parametric value is 0.1 µg/l; the measured value represents 0 % of the parametric value. For the sum of the 20 individual substances, this parametric value has applied since 12/01/2026. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 13/07/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Bad Bertrich?
TWIST RLP - HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB. The values shown here come from the supply zone HB Bad Bertrich (WW), TW im HB and apply to the water the supplier delivers. What happens between the building connection and the tap — in old lead pipes, for example — is not covered by these analyses; information on that is provided by owners, the health authority or an examination by an accredited laboratory.

General questions — how current the data is, limit of quantification, parametric values, who is behind this site — are answered under Questions & answers.