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  • Press release 41/2014 from 01.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Who will be the winner of the Blue Angel Prize 2014?

    award ceremony Blue Angel Award

    … The firm is driving the development of environmentally friendly paints and coating systems and thereby helping to make products in the sector more compatible with the … healthier for consumers. KWB - Kraft und Wärme aus Biomasse GmbH, a biomass heating systems company from Austria, develops innovative solutions in biomass heating and …

  • Press release 36/2024 from 06.09.2024 | Last changed: 18.10.2024

    UBA refuses to approve certificates for eight UER projects

    an einer Förderanlage wird Gas abgefackelt

    … project organisers is often not sufficient to uncover and prove misuse of the UER system. In addition to its own investigations, the UBA has therefore enlisted the … project organisers is often not sufficient to uncover and prove misuse of the UER system. In addition to its own investigations, the UBA has therefore enlisted the …

  • News from 04.12.2014 | Last changed: 06.05.2015

    Video "Let´s Talk About Soil"

    A soil profile with differently coloured layers of brown earth.

    … Nearly every single human activity has an ecological impact on the complex soil system. Agricultural practices which are not adapted to local conditions are the …

  • Press release 17/2023 from 06.06.2023 | Last changed: 05.04.2024

    Connectivity with consequences: 13 steps to counter software obsolescence

    Gebrauchte Smartphones

    … for repair and operation Compatibility and interoperability of different product systems Commitment to provide external services for operation for at least ten years … or close security and functional gaps. If older products run into new operating systems, they are often not compatible with each other. The same applies to new …

  • News from 12.05.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    Promoting green products and services: how it works

    paint buckets, paint brush and paint roller

    … now available. It provides an overview of the various ecolabels and certification systems, explains requirements and rules for advertising claims and gives tips to …

  • News from 04.04.2025 | Last changed: 04.04.2025

    More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil

    Wildschein im Wald

    … regardless of where they were shot. All case studies emphasise the need for further systematic investigations and stricter regulations to limit PFAS exposure in order … the remediation of PFAS-contaminated soil and water is associated with considerable financial expenditure. If polluters do not (or cannot) pay for the clean-up costs …

  • Press release 41/2023 from 10.11.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2023

    Antibiotic resistance: Study shows high pressure to take action

     a lot of pills in different colours

    … severely jeopardised,” says Dr Debiak. This would have massive health, social and financial consequences. “We need to keep an eye on production conditions worldwide, … worrying concentrations in the environment that suggest harmful effects in the ⁠ ecosystem⁠ and increased build-up of resistance,” says Dr aus der Beek. The highest …

  • Press release 26/2022 from 03.06.2022 | Last changed: 14.06.2022

    Germany’s bathing waters continue to get top marks

    Junge springt vom Steg in einen See

    … water entering the water bodies. Thanks to the increasing use of forecasting systems, hygienic pollution e.g. as a result of heavy rainfall can be predicted with increasing accuracy. These systems work, for example, using model calculations or water gauge data. Current …

  • Press release 33/2015 from 25.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Efficient space and water heaters

    a cat is sleeping on a radiator

    … and those typically used in single family houses. Space heaters in central heating systems and water heaters with a rated output up to 400 kilowatts (kW) and hot water … combined with solar heaters or other types of heaters, these combination heater systems will have to bear additional labelling in future. The EU Commission is …

  • Press release 16/2016 from 20.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    EU Commission declines to authorise antifouling ingredient

    blue rowboats

    … into the surrounding water. Once in the water they also cause harm to the local ecosystems, aquatic plants, copepods and algae. A high concentration of biocides is … – 2008 measured effect concentrations of Cybutryn. UBA’s artificial stream and pond system, which can simulate conditions in ponds, lakes and rivers, proved that the … antifouling coatings as much as possible in order to avoid harming aquatic ecosystems. Boats which navigate lakes and rivers in particular can be maintained in …

  • Press release 19/2023 from 12.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.06.2023

    Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region

    Leafy banks of the Spree near Berlin

    … explore how water from other regions can be pumped into the Spree through new pipe systems in a way that is as environmentally sustainable as possible. Households, … explore how water from other regions can be pumped into the Spree through new pipe systems in a way that is as environmentally sustainable as possible. Households, …