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Data on the Environment 2015

Environmental Trends in Germany

Environmental policy requires great staying power not only in terms of climate protection. A look at air pollution control and water protection shows that while harmful emissions to the environment are decreasing in many areas, this is no reason to sound the all clear. For example, only ten percent of rivers and streams in Germany and only about one percent of examined sections of North and Baltic...read more

Waste | Resources

Waste classification, sampling and analysis

The aim of the EU waste policy is the promotion of the circular economy in order to conserve resources on the one side and to protect human health and the environment on the other side. Before the decision about appropriate treatment options of waste can be made the correct characterisation of waste is necessary. This brochure provides guidance on classification, sampling and analysis of waste.read more

Climate | Energy, Health

Evaluation of Information Systems Relevant to Climate Change and Health - Vol. 2

Adaption to Climate Change: Strategy for Provision of Health Care in Case of Extreme Weather Events

Climate change affects human health through more frequent and/or more severe extreme weather events and increasing climate variability. Furthermore, a strategy for the care of old and sick citizens by nursing care providers and office-based physicians was developed that will be viable under extreme weather conditions.read more

Climate | Energy, Health

Evaluation of Information Systems Relevant to Climate Change and Health - Vol. 1

Adaption to Climate Change: Evaluation of Existing National Information Systems (UV-Index, Heat Warning System, Airborne Pollen and Ozone Forecasts) from a Public Health Perspective – How to Reach Vulnerable Populations

Climate change affects human health through more frequent and/or more severe extreme weather events and increasing climate variability. National information and early warning systems (UV index, heat health warnings, pollen and ozone forecasts) can potentially prompt protective or adaptive measures by the population and thus protect health from environmental factors. The information and early warni...read more

Chemicals, Economy | Consumption

Round Robin Test for the Implementation of Odour Measurements regarding ISO 16000-28 into the Evaluation of Building Products – Part II (Specified by VDI 4302-1)

While in 2012 a commercially available acrylic sealant was used as sample material, in 2014 a lacquer doped with specific substances was sent to the participants for the ⁠VOC⁠ and odour measurement. The resulting measurement values for the perceived intensity were evaluated in consideration of various boundary conditions to identify parameters that could possibly influence the measur...read more

Chemicals, Waste | Resources

Development of a test protocol to study the transformation of veterinary pharmaceuticals and biocides in liquid manure

It was the aim of the project to develop a method to determine the transformation of substances in liquid manure. In a first step, the heterogeneity of manure of different type and origin was tested. Furthermore, a procedure was tested which is capable to take samples homogeneously from a manure storage tank. Obviously, representative sampling is possible in case mixing devices which are routinely...read more

Climate | Energy

Evaluation of the German Strategy for Adaption to Climate Change (DAS) – Reporting and Closing Indicator Gaps

The Indicator System underlying the Monitoring Report and the overall report itself were created and agreed politically in an inter-departmental process with the participation of numerous experts from the competent sectors of agencies at Federal and Länder level and from scientific and private institutions. This painstaking theme-specific process took nearly six years. In future the monitoring rep...read more

Chemicals, Waste | Resources, Water

Sources of microplastics relevant to marine protection in Germany

The Federal Environment Agency was commissioned a study to produce a first approximation of the amounts of microplastics used in cosmetic products on the market in Germany and the European Union, conduct research into further areas of application for microplastics and determine their amounts of use, and identify other sources of microplastics and estimate their quantity. The nova-Institute gathere...read more