… More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil Studies have shown that PFAS accumulate in wild boar livers … caused by waste from the paper industry. Particularly affected are agricultural areas where the absorption of PFAS into the cultivated plants has been observed and …

… Reducing air pollution from shipping: UBA announces conference Seagoing vessels are usually fueled with polluting heavy oil, the residual oils of a refinery. Source: Horst Schmidt / … content Links more information and conference registration All news Tags air pollutant emission air pollution ships emissions shipping … Seagoing vessels are a …

… improvements. Below you will find an overview of what’s new and how you can share your feedback with us. 13.01.2026 What’s new The website now runs on the newer … a new thematic page on digitalisation. Over recent years, research output in this area has grown significantly – for example on the energy-efficient operation of data … important for press releases. Data protection remains fully guaranteed. We’d love your feedback The UBA website offers a wide range of information and features, which …

… A major environmental problem facing large cities in other countries: air pollution. Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Air pollution, climate change, … and water management are some of the greatest environmental challenges for urban areas. To tackle these challenges, cities need sufficient funds, staff, technical …

… an ambitious policy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution, protects biodiversity and distributes the burden fairly. This is the key … to restore nature. There is a need to set limits on intensive agriculture in areas within sensitive ecosystems and to promote biodiversity in agriculture and …

… “My Indicator Report“ with current data on the environment Create your personal indicator report! Source: Studio Good / Umweltbundesamt Air quality, … on the environment" you will find up-to-date information on trends in environmental pollution, the achievement of environmental and sustainability goals or proposals … policy measures. To this end, indicators have been selected for all environmental areas and, where available, these have been based on existing political objectives - …

… All scrubber discharge samples from the measurement campaign are contaminated with pollutants. Source: Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) The German … Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) and other partners investigated the pollution load and ecotoxicological effects of discharge samples from four ships in … measure, the BSH proposes to impose a discharge ban in Particular Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) and/or coastal areas. A global ban on discharging scrubber discharge …

… and the environment. How is Europe’s air quality? What are the main sources of air pollutants? How do they affect our health and the environment? What does Europe do … quality. Air quality in Europe has improved greatly in recent decades. However, air pollution is still a problem with severe impacts. Air pollution can trigger and … of the average city dweller by eight months in Europe, or up to two years in some areas. Associated content Links Signals 2013 All news Tags air quality … Poor air …

… shuttles on the roads, assistance systems in passenger cars and route planning on your phone – these and other current and future developments in the digitalisation … shuttles on the roads, assistance systems in passenger cars and route planning on your phone – these and other current and future developments in the digitalisation …

… However, it is counterproductive to reintroduce a recycled product which contains pollutants. An UBA study examines how this can be prevented for five persistent organic pollutants (POP). 14.07.2015 POP are chemical compounds that are degraded very …

… Compliance with caps on air pollutants still problematic Emissions from combustion processes in industrial plants are one cause of air pollution Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com Air pollution caused by nitrogen …

… diversity Source: ThomBal / Fotolia.com More than half of Germany's surface area is used for agriculture. Agriculture thus is the largest land user in Germany … They have a fertilizing and acidifying effect and thus contribute to the pollution of sensitive ecosystems, such as bogs. In parts of northern Germany with …