… New map shows old pollutant loads Forest soil stores pollutants, so it is a good indicator of environmental pollution. Source: Alekss / Fotolia.com Forests cover 30% … soil purifies rainwater. But forest soil also stores pollutants, making it a good indicator of environmental pollution. A new Federal Environment Agency (UBA) … Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance. "Our soil pollutant data do not indicate any direct threat to the population, but we cannot give the all-clear …

… Report, the development of groundwater levels requires greater attention. As indicated by data collected in the drought years of 2018 to 2020, the trend towards … has continued. The development in northern Germany is of particular concern (cf. Indicator WW-I-2 ). In the drought years, all over Germany record shortfalls were … in the gauging stations selected for discharge readings in the DAS Monitoring Indicators. Rising temperatures combined with water shortages in summer have grave …

… are affected. Owing to the limited selection of gauging stations available for the indicator, not all flood events are covered. WW-I-4: Floodwater Source: Run-off … cause personal injury and material damage. The time series starting in 1961 clearly indicates that the floodwater regime varies considerably from year to year. This is …

… regimes, this in turn has a direct influence on the water balance of the soils (cf. Indicators BO-I-1 and BO-I-2 ), the replenishment of groundwater (cf. Indicator …

… in order to obtain an integral picture of the vitality of trees and forests (cf. Indicator FW-I-3 ). Up until the end of the 1990s, data reflected the positive … Environment Monitoring in Forestry (LEVEL II) have so far not been used in terms of indicators for the DAS woodland and forestry action field. For the ‘soil’ action …

… to 0.26 °C per decade. The annual values are subject to natural fluctuations (cf. Indicator KM-I-1 ). The seas warming up has massive effects on the marine ecosystem. … faster, and coastal sections that were stable so far can begin to recede. This is indicated by a case study carried out in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, based on … Sea is much less pronounced. For the purpose of monitoring, this requires that the indicators be developed and interpreted in a differentiated way for North Sea and …

… Ever since the 1980s, there has been an increasing trend towards heat extremes (cf. Indicator GE-I-1 ). In extreme cases, heatwaves can cause mortality. In Germany … allergenic Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia, see Indicator GE-I-4 ) does not indicate any trend. However, the peak values identified repeatedly in eastern … to attribute the available data in a causal way. Hence, the focus of the Monitoring Indicators is on describing the potential risks at the impact level. Despite the …

… Sea for 2020 and 2021 amounted to some 5 % more than the previous years’ level (cf. Indicator TOU-I-3 ). As far as Germany is concerned, it is conceivable that beach … the beginning of the 1990s (North Sea) and since the end of the 1980s (Baltic Sea), indicating a significant trend. This signifies that the time period on North Sea and …

… ST LHW Rivers are getting warmer As in the case of lakes, watercourses too are indicating increases in water temperatures owing to higher air temperatures. There … in calculating the mean for all watercourses and fish regions. Consequently, the indicator illustrates the evaluation of individual fish regions separately. The … as the discharge of cooling water, process water and waste water. As in the case of indicators for the water level of lakes (cf. Indicator WW-I-7 ) and the water …

… data from the federal states and the German Environment Agency (UBA) for 2015 indicates that Germany's cities continue to battle with high levels of nitrogen … data from the federal states and the German Environment Agency (UBA) for 2015 indicates that Germany's cities continue to battle with high levels of nitrogen …