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  • Article from 29.04.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    COVID-19 stimulus packages represent a critical juncture

    … policymakers to deviate from existing paths and implement major policy changes . Examples include the sweeping changes to civil rights and foreign policy after 9/11, … policymakers to deviate from existing paths and implement major policy changes . Examples include the sweeping changes to civil rights and foreign policy after 9/11, …

  • Article from 18.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Killing two birds with one stone? Green dead ends and ways out of

    … mitigation is put under pressure as being an “extra burden” for industries. For example, European car manufacturers have called for postponing the upcoming … concepts have been drafted already and that can be realized promptly. Positive examples for such “no-regret measures” can be found in the transport sector. This …

  • Article from 09.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The use of private capital to provide for climate-friendly recons

    … future viability Over 35 years of experience and numerous successful best-practice examples from companies have shown us the advantages of sustainable management: … future viability Over 35 years of experience and numerous successful best-practice examples from companies have shown us the advantages of sustainable management: …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … experience of water reuse is not confined to the Mediterranean Member States. For example, 2.5 million cubic metres of extensively reclaimed waste water are used in … experience of water reuse is not confined to the Mediterranean Member States. For example, 2.5 million cubic metres of extensively reclaimed waste water are used in …

  • Article from 21.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Heat pumps

    Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

    … temperatures. Many large heat pumps already use non-halogenated refrigerants. For example, carbon dioxide (R744), propane (R290), ammonia (R717), and ammonia/dimethyl … temperatures. Many large heat pumps already use non-halogenated refrigerants. For example, carbon dioxide (R744), propane (R290), ammonia (R717), and ammonia/dimethyl …

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … how far the implementation of measures has progressed and whether new findings, for example adaptions to climate change, make it necessary to adjust flood risk … years. Flood damage can therefore also occur outside the defined floodplains, for example in the case of a flood event that statistically occurs only once in 200 … years. In floodplains, special flood protection regulations apply to buildings. For example, municipalities are no longer allowed to designate new construction areas in …

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    … used as a binding agent and adhesive component in wood-based materials, for example for furniture, interior fittings and prefabricated houses. According to the … used as a binding agent and adhesive component in wood-based materials, for example for furniture, interior fittings and prefabricated houses. According to the …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … three nanocarrier types and the active substances they contain will be selected as examples for further investigations. These nanocarriers are expected to pose …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … the construction, quality and operations for various types of plant elements. For example, the law requires plant operators to conform with the state of the art in … the construction, quality and operations for various types of plant elements. For example, the law requires plant operators to conform with the state of the art in …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … have been studied and evaluated by environmental medicine and public health. For example it is beyond dispute that high levels of ozone in the air can aggravate … as to why environmental pollutants could play a role in these processes. For example, they can act directly on the brain or affect other organs or hormones … of environmental influences and pollutants during the course of an illness. For example, little is known about the role of air pollution exposure because diagnosing …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … TOPIC: Ban on cosmetics containing mercury – international challenges using the example of skin lightening creams +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Potential of wasterwater … (HBM4EU) successfully completed | The dashboard "Health in Germany up-to-date" – An example of outcome communication at the Robert Koch Institute +++ UMID 02/2022 March … medicine in Germany | EU-COST networks to support transnational research – the example of the European Burden of Disease network | What is the One Health approach, …

  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2017

    Nanomaterial

    white aerosol can sprays in front of black background

    … that sound skin acts as an excellent barrier. Orally ingested nanomaterials – for example in medical products – can be absorbed by the gut and then penetrate into the … Agency (UBA) The UBA initiates research projects and expert reports, for example on toxicokinetics of nanomaterials, the connection between nanomaterials and … that sound skin acts as an excellent barrier. Orally ingested nanomaterials – for example in medical products – can be absorbed by the gut and then penetrate into the …