Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Waste | Resources, Agriculture

Specific research on transgenic fish considering especially the biology of trout and salmon

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The development of transgenic farm animals and transgenic fish is lagging markedly behind the development of transgenic crops. Several reasons account for this phenomenon - above all the complex physiology and reproduction biology of more highly developed animals. However, since the 1980s intensive research has been carried out worldwide in the field of transgenic modifications in vertebrates. Esp...read more

Climate | Energy

Climate Technology Initiative Capacity Building Seminar for CEE/FSU Countries

Climate Technology and Energy Efficiency - Dissemination - Best Practise - Experience

-Seminar Proceedings - Ostritz, Germany, 5 - 9 December 2001

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Ten years have almost passed since the Rio World Summit. United Nations’ Climate Convention has existed for the same period of time. International awareness of the negative environmental impacts of air emissions has been growing. Energy produced by fossil fuels is the main source of the harmful emissions linked to climate change. Therefore, focus has for a long period been on the creation of a mor...read more

Chemicals, Water

International Pilot Study for the determination of Riverine Inputs of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the Maritime Area on the basis of a harmonised methodology

- Final Report -

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The objectives of this study are the determination of an annual load of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for the seven selected rivers and the development of a harmonised methodology for the estimation of these riverine loads into the North Sea and the North-east Atlantic. For this purpose Belgium, Denmark, Germany (lead country), the Netherlands, and Spain contributed to this study wit...read more

Economy | Consumption

Exemplary investigation into the state of practical realisation of integrated environmental protection with regard to large combustion plants in Germany

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A central element to implement the IPPC-Directive (Council Directive 96/61/EC) consists in the information exchange on an European level on the “Best Available Techniques” BAT for all industrial activities listed in Annex 1 of the Directive. Technical Working Groups (TWG) are set up to facilitate the exchange of information under Article 16.2 of the Directive. The first TWG on large combustion pla...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Integrated Environmental Monitoring

Concept and Implementation

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Due to global environmental changes the environmental risks are increasing and leading to higher demands on environmental monitoring.This requires the development of guidelines to evaluate the environmental changes monitored. Besides the criterion »human health«, i.e. the physical and mental well-being of humans, the resource »natural balance« has gained increasing importance recently, since the n...read more

Economy | Consumption

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control in selected Industrial Activities

Part I "Dressing, Impregnating, Coating"

- Installations for Surface Treatment using organic solvents for Dressing, Impregnating, Printing, Coating -

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Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control aims at the EU-wide harmonisation of licensing procedures of certain industrial installations. In this context the "Best Available Techniques" (BAT) are of special importance. The Com-mission organises an information exchange for the establishment of specific BATs at Euro-pean level (article 16 (2) IPPC-Directive). T...read more

Economy | Consumption

Integration of Environmental Aspects in Regional and Interregional Trade Agreements

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By the end of 1999 there were almost 120 regional free trade agreements registered with the WTO. Approximately one third of these had been concluded in the last ten to twelve years. Only a small number of the integration agreements between developing countries had been able to keep to their time schedules. Some have been revived by newer initiatives. The continued success of the EU is, in the ligh...read more

Air

Air Quality Control 2010 National Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/81/EC of 23 October 2001 on nationalemission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants (NEC Directive)

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The Federal Government has presented a programme setting out specific measures to further reduce emissions of major air pollutants. This programme aims to meet the national emission ceilings (NECs) laid down in Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and the of Council on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants, which entered into force on 27 November 2001. The NEC Di...read more