… Germany’s raw material stockpile:What’s in buildings, roads, etc? A country lacking in raw materials? Germany is rich in secondary raw materials. Source: Henry Czauderna / …

… Advanced materials: steadily sustainable and safe Advanced materials are materials of the most diverse chemical composition and form. Source: …

… Novel materials should be safe and sustainable Nano structures are more than 1000 times … requirements for future-oriented applications. The paper (you can find more information here) deals with the aspects of risk assessment, sustainability and …

… Discussion in Brussels: materials in contact with drinking water 50 experts discussed the best way forward to regulate materials in contact with drinking water. Source: Elena Elisseeva / Thinkstock With …

… OECD handbook reinforces environmental protection in raw material The procurement of minerals could result in environmental damage Source: … environmental aspects in the extraction and processing of mineral and metallic raw materials. It aims to support companies within the “downstream” part of global …

… Carbon capture and utilization necessary for raw material supply CCU with fossil carbon is not a substitute for fossil greenhouse gas … processes must also be converted and developed to make use of non-fossil raw materials. We mus also reduce to the greatest possible extent the greenhouse gas …

… OECD-Guideline: Determination of particle size of nanomaterials Nanomaterials are materials that have a size between 1 and 100 nanometres … there is a need to adapt or supplement them for specific testing tasks. Further Information: OECD Test Guidelines are covered by the OECD Mutual Acceptance of Data …

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… Improve regulation of Nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller … Until now, with few exceptions, there are no specific provisions for nanomaterials within the substance legislations. As a result, specific environmental …

… Scientific Stakeholder Meeting - Nanomaterials in the Environment Erlenmeyerkolben Source: Umweltbundesamt On 10th and … of science, industry, regulation and policy making and NGOs. Further information on the event can be found at meeting website. Associated content Links …

… First OECD Test Guideline on the investigation of nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an … of nanomaterials. For this reason, Germany demands to include this parameter as information requirement with the nanospecific adaptations of the European Chemical …

… UBA information film on emissions trading for fuels in Germany Source: … plants, industrial plants and aviation within the EU. Associated content Links Information film on national emissions trading on YouTube Information film on EU …