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  • Press release 05/2018 from 01.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark

    Radfahrer zwischen Autos im Stau

    Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark Some 70 municipalities exceed maximum levels – … Nevertheless, about 46 percent of the measuring stations located near traffic areas registered an exceedence of the annual average limit value of 40 µg/m³. …

  • News from 04.04.2025 | Last changed: 04.04.2025

    More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil

    Wildschein im Wald

    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 …

  • Press release 03/2016 from 29.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy

    Verkehrslichter in der Stadt

    Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy Higher ozone levels for … that Germany's cities continue to battle with high levels of nitrogen dioxide air pollution. As in previous years, the limit value of 40 µg/m³ (micrograms/cubic …

  • Press release 43/2024 from 06.11.2024 | Last changed: 07.11.2024

    Rural areas and urban centres are interdependent

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    Rural areas and urban centres are interdependent The “Urban plus rural creates added value” conference highlights ways to improve cooperation Urban areas and rural regions are closely interlinked, e.g. through daily flows of traffic …

  • Press release 16/2017 from 25.04.2017 | Last changed: 31.05.2017

    Nitrogen pollution from diesel-fuelled cars even higher than suspected

    smog of a car

    Nitrogen pollution from diesel-fuelled cars even higher than suspected Euro 6 class … - 30°C), NOx emissions increase sharply as outdoor temperature sinks. The biggest polluters in these temperature conditions are Euro 5 diesel passenger cars, which …

  • Press release 24/2021 from 28.05.2021 | Last changed: 04.06.2021

    Final data on nitrogen dioxide pollution 2020: downward trend continues

    Stau

    Final data on nitrogen dioxide pollution 2020: downward trend continues Six cities still exceed the NO₂ threshold … lower-emission buses have weather effects that favour or worsen the spread of air pollutants. To a lesser extent, the measures taken to contain the coronavirus …

  • Press release 32/2025 from 12.09.2025 | Last changed: 15.09.2025

    What’s next for urban and rural areas?

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    What’s next for urban and rural areas? Funding initiative "Stadt-Land-Plus" demonstrates how cooperation can lead to success Urban areas and rural regions are closely interlinked, e.g. through daily flows of traffic …

  • Publication from 18.11.2019

    Poster: Soil of the year 2015

    Cover Poster Soil of the year

    … There are 40,000 km2 of which in Germany are . This is equivalent to the surface area of the Netherlands . Download Series poster Number of pages 1 Year of …