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  • Appointment from 18.06.2019 | Last changed: 09.10.2019

    UBA/BDL Workshop “Power-to-Liquid (PtL) in Air Transport”

    passenger plane

    UBA/BDL Workshop “Power-to-Liquid (PtL) in Air Transport” Representation of the … in achieving those goals. In particular, international aviation will have to use more alternative, post-fossil fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in addition …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Lead in particulate matter

    Ein Auto steht in einer Tiefgarage.

    … and brake abrasion. Further emissions are released by metal processing industry and when fossil fuels are combusted. Health risks Lead and its compounds are well resorbed by the human lungs. Nevertheless, lead is mainly obtained from food. Especially children’s nervous systems are … quality standards There is an Europe-wide limit value of 0.5 µg/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2005 Air pollution Since 2007 the limit value was not …

  • Article from 11.03.2021 | Last changed: 11.03.2021

    Benzo(a)pyrene in particulate matter

    Kaminofen mit Feuer und Brennholzkorb

    … Benzo(a)pyrene in particulate matter Benzo(a)pyrene occurs when wood is combusted incompletely in firesides and ovens. Source: Marco2811 / … quality standards There is an Europe-wide target value of 1 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the ambient air …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Arsenic in particulate matter

    A smoking chimney

    … Arsenic in particulate matter Amongst others arsenic emissions occur when stone coal, brown coal or mineral oil are combusted. Source: Ralf Geithe / … quality standards There is an Europe-wide target value of 6 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the target value was …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    … installations are only granted a license if model calculations have demonstrated that the emissions of the planned installation will not cause permitted levels of … used elsewhere, this flexible modelling procedure produces realistic results even when buildings and uneven terrain influence flue gas dispersion. A computer …

  • Article from 26.11.2025 | Last changed: 28.11.2025

    Download

    Download This page provides the download of current program versions as well as … for the accuracy or suitability for a particular purpose of the data and programs that can be downloaded from this site. The full risk of use lies with the user. If … installation instructions English (TXT / 26.11.2025) Program packages Attention: When downloading the three large ZIP files with the plume library from the UBA …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Overview

    … They can be used both for practical applications and for checking other programs that are considered to be capable of implementing the calculation methods in … turbulence, parallel to similar works by Wilson and Legg & Raupach; in doing so, I delivered a promise made to Hanna during a conference in the preceding … in Amsterdam. The preparations for the TA Luft 1983 had not yet finished, nevertheless the participants already discussed how the TA Luft should develop on an …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Deprecated files & changes

    … of program changes. last update on 12.12.2025 Always use the latest program version when carrying out dispersion calculations! Archived files for BESTAL, AUSTAL, … monitor points in nested grids) 2011-04-13: Problem 2011-04-13 (project title with more than 140 characters) 2010-11-08: FAQ, new entry S16 (calculation of odor hours …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    FAQ

    … FAQ From the questions that have been received, the most important were selected and listed on this page … the drift of the raindrops should be taken into account in the dispersion model when designating wet deposition. Such a procedure is to be described in the new … if the vertical component Vs of the wind vector at the bottom of the cell is less or equal -99 m/s. Below a building cell there may beno free cell (this would …

  • Article from 26.11.2025 | Last changed: 28.11.2025

    Known and resolved problems

    … Known and resolved problems This page provides a list of problems that have been discovered. They are grouped into known and resolved issues. last … abort on Windows 11 Description: Under Windows 11, BESMAX crashes sporadically when using multi-threading. A log file (hs_err_pid<...>.log) is then output by the … or specify the additional option -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 in the batch call (less aggressive optimization with a slight loss of speed). Resolved: 2025-11-26 …

  • Article from 11.06.2015 | Last changed: 19.04.2024

    AUSTAL2000N - Download

    AUSTAL2000N - Download This page provides the current program versions, sample and … and modification date is denoted in brackets. last update on 11.06.2015 Please note that the reference implementation for dispersion calculations in conformance with TA … of charge. Programs and source code are subject to the GNU PUBLIC LICENCE . Note that there is no guarantee, neither explizit nor implicit, for the correctness of …