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  • Press release 47/2014 from 28.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Hazardous substance in marinas

    little sailing boats and motorboats in a marina

    … banned at Ratzeburger See. The investigations by the Federal Environment Agency represent a first-ever overview of all the (sports) marinas in Germany. Press release … to date. All of the antifouling products currently on the market are untested and present due to transitional arrangements. Associated content Links Interesting facts … banned at Ratzeburger See. The investigations by the Federal Environment Agency represent a first-ever overview of all the (sports) marinas in Germany. … The water in …

  • Press release 25/2020 from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    ZERO WASTE

    Raul Walch. Laborant’s Pause, 2018. Inkjet-Print. Copyright: Raul Walch

    … and to offset them by planting a corresponding number of trees. Zero Waste presents artwork by Irwan Ahmett & Tita Salina, Michel de Broin, Nadine Fecht, Vibha …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … can enter the environment via different pathways where other chemicals are already present. There are different levels of complexity (see Figure 1): while individual … data show that chemicals do not occur individually in the environment, but are present in complex mixtures, entering from various sources. It is also known that … measurable effects in organisms, even though each individual chemical was present in the test mixture at concentrations below "safe" limits. Therefore, …

  • Article from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    TFA as degradation product of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    A hand holding a glas of water

    … gases, also to persistent, i.e. very stable, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). At present, there is no method known to remove TFA from the water cycle by … gases, also to persistent, i.e. very stable, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). At present, there is no method known to remove TFA from the water cycle by …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … for exploitation projects is still missing. In summer 2017, the ISA Secretariat presented the " First Draft Exploitation Regulations ". By the end of that year, a … for exploitation projects is still missing. In summer 2017, the ISA Secretariat presented the " First Draft Exploitation Regulations ". By the end of that year, a …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    … 156 and 157). The seat of the ISA is in Kingston, Jamaica. All State Parties are represented in the Assembly, and each state has one vote. The Assembly, as the supreme … the latter may reject this recommendation only by a majority of two thirds of the present and voting states (cf. section 3(11)(a) of the Implementing Agreement of …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … and reliable data. The workshop report with the recommendations, summaries of the presentations and reports of the working groups can be downloaded here . " … and reliable data. The workshop report with the recommendations, summaries of the presentations and reports of the working groups can be downloaded here . … Chemical …

  • Article from 05.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.01.2024

    Waste prevention

    A waste container being emptied

    … to raise public awareness of the issue of waste prevention. The diverse campaigns present practical solutions and impulses and show the broad spectrum of waste … to raise public awareness of the issue of waste prevention. The diverse campaigns present practical solutions and impulses and show the broad spectrum of waste …