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Das Forschungsprojekt unterstützte den Revisionsprozess des Umweltzeichens Blauer Engel für Druckerzeugnisse (DE-UZ 195). Der Hintergrundbericht stellt das Vorgehen, die Methodik und die Ergebnisse ausführlich vor. Um das Recycling der Druckerzeugnisse zu verbessern, wurden die Anforderungen an die Entfernbarkeit der Druckfarben, Lacke und Klebstoffe weiterentwickelt. Neu eingeführt wurde die... read more
Trifluoroacetate (TFA) is a mobile and persistent substance that is primarily introduced into the water cycle through the degradation of various fluorochemicals and remains in the environment in the long term. TFA can be detected in many water bodies in relatively high concentrations with some regional hotspots. This background paper presents current data and estimates on sources, input pathwa... read more
Dear Reader, We have been aware of the negative aspects of the meat industry since well before the Coronavirus pandemic. Can tofu sausages, insect burgers or steaks produced in a lab solve environmental and health problems in the future? This is the subject of our focus article in our “UBA aktuell” Newsletter. Other health-related topics also feature in this issue, such as the results of a repr... read more
Dear subscriber,the new issue 01/2023 of the journal UMID - Environment and Human - Health Information service has been published.Please note that the articles are in German, only english abstracts can be provided.Main topic:Diclofenac: small effect for humans – big damage for the environmentFurther articles:Occurrence and sources of PFAS in the environment and curren regulatory approachesPhtha... read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
