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  • Article from 22.10.2020 | Last changed: 22.10.2020

    Environmental risk assessment of antifouling products in Germany

    … is also the expected environmental exposure, which is calculated using realistic worst-case scenarios. Frequently asked questions Which special requirements … German scenario for inland water marinas Sind kupferhaltige Antifouling-Anstriche ein Problem für unsere Gewässer? Documents German scenario for inland water marinas - data (1.05 MB) …

  • Article from 01.07.2021 | Last changed: 06.07.2021

    Webinar “Soil Governance: Southeast Asia in Focus”

    Webinar auf Bildschirm zu sehen

    … conducted by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law. UBA and IUCN assisted in the design of the webinar and acted as moderator and speakers. It was the … conducted by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law. UBA and IUCN assisted in the design of the webinar and acted as moderator and speakers. It was the …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Fertilizer

    Großaufnahme eines Traktors, der auf einem Feld Gülle ausfährt

    … “Heavy Metal Transfer Soil/Plant” working group of the Länderarbeitsgemeinschaft Boden (LABO) identified the elements arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, and thallium … example, regulations for determining fertilizer requirements, application times, distance regulations from surface waters, application limits, and specifications for … “Heavy Metal Transfer Soil/Plant” working group of the Länderarbeitsgemeinschaft Boden (LABO) identified the elements arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, and thallium …

  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … available water resources were used. Water exploitation index Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Downloads: Figure as PDF (148.67 kB) Figure as Excel with … developments National Water Strategy On 8 June 2021 the Federal Environment Ministry presented the “National Water Strategy”. It addresses questions related to … Strategy" is based on results of a two-year National Water Dialogue that the ministry had implemented together with UBA. More than 200 participants from the water …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … offer the potential to create increased digital and data literacy. BMUV (2020): Auf einen Blick. Die Umweltpolitische Digitalagenda: Wie ein Problem zur Lösung wird. https://www.bmuv.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Download_PDF/Digitalisierung/digitalagenda_bf.pdf (in German only) With a generation of environmentally … (2021). 25 Jahre Umweltbewusstseinsforschung im Umweltressort: Langfristige Entwicklungen und aktuelle Ergebnisse. Dessau-Roßlau. Project aims and …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … are relatively easy to identify or define, this is not the case for mixtures. A distinction can be made between intentional and unintentional mixtures. Intentional … underestimated in many cases. In order to assess chemical mixtures using the two existing concepts (see above), data on composition, exposure and effect concentrations … Rita Groß, Fritz Kalberlah, Jan Oltmanns, Markus Schwarz, Antonia Reihlen, Ninja Reineke (2014): Mixtures in the Environment – Development of Assessment Strategies …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … potential does digitalization have for the green economy? Source: Galeanu Mihai / istock Issues related to the green economy have largely been considered separately … content Links Factsheet Digitale Techniken und Green Economy Publications Digitalisierung als Transformationsmotor für eine Green Economy Tags agriculture artificial intelligence digitalisation energy …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    … flowers and pharmaceutical products. They are installed, for example, in specialist food retailers and in catering applications. Nowadays, climate-friendly … range of applications that are important in everyday life. This includes specialist food shops such as bakeries and butchers, but also small food shops, kiosks, … refrigerants via the Kälte-Klima-Richtlinie issued by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The efficiency conversion of existing …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … were scrapped Source: piccaya / Fotolia.com Germany has more than 40 million registered cars, which are replete with recyclable steel, copper, light metals, … Aktuelles zur Verwertung von Altfahrzeugen in Deutschland (1.79 MB) Einsatz einer Kompaktsortieranlage zur Rückgewinnung von Metallen aus Schredderrückständen … Das Institut für Sachverständigenwesen e.V. hat eine Prüfliste herausgegeben. Sie dient den Sachverständigen als Leitfaden bei der Prüfung von Demontagebetrieben. …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment The formation of non-extractable … in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the persistence assessment. last update on 10.08.2021 What are non-extractable residues? An …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    Waste statistics Waste paper bins and stacks of paper destined for recycling Source: Christian Maurer / Fotolia.com Reliable statistics compiled at regular intervals are an … Abfällen im Jahr 1999 (1000t) (556.06 kB) Related contents Indikator: Abfallmenge – Siedlungsabfälle Grenzüberschreitende Abfallstatistik Related publications …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … . This initiative aims for the transformation of construction methods and the existing building stock in Europe to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The New … a focus on built structures and related questions such as the transformation of existing structures, sustainable construction materials and energy efficiency. AdNEB … of flagship project AdNEB (1.26 MB) Related contents Urbaner Umweltschutz für eine umweltorientierte Stadtentwicklung Nachhaltige Mobilität Umweltgerechtigkeit – …