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  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … (SF₆), which has a very high global warming potential, is used for insulation and arc quenching in switchgear. SF₆ emissions have been successfully reduced thanks … In future, recovery will therefore be of great importance not only from an environmental but also from an operator's point of view. Project on the recovery of … In future, recovery will therefore be of great importance not only from an environmental but also from an operator's point of view. Project on the recovery of …

  • 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.

    Identifying and managing flood risks Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to … risk and damage potential Since the Elbe flood in 2002, the term flood risk has become established in public discussion and in legal regulations. In this context, …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times … Test Guideline development for nanomaterials: Transformation of nanomaterials under environmental conditions In addition to their agglomeration (dispersion stability) … behaviour and the potential release of the transported active ingredient under environmentally relevant conditions in more detail. The focus here is on assessing …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream restoration structures … sequence for apple crop on stream communities in mesocosms: negligible or notable? Environmental Sciences Europe (2023), 35:35, …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks The German Environment Agency evaluates and reviews the aspects of … and risks of nanotechnology processes and products for the environment and for environmental protection. The studies are entitled: “Environmental Relief Effects …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … Plant safety Plant safety and industrial-accident prevention measures aim first and foremost to prevent … are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent health and environmental effects. At the UBA, all such measures are based on the principle of …

  • Article from 17.11.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2020

    Environmental awareness in Germany

    People walking in a park.

    Environmental awareness in Germany For most people, an intact environment is an … Source: LauraTara / pixabay.com last update on 17.11.2020 Environmental protection and climate action as a key challenge In addition to the scheduled survey of 2018, … organisations were doing enough for environmental protection and climate action. Regular representative surveys on the environmental awareness of the German …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … Ozone Ozone is a colourless and toxic gas, and one of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere. The natural ozone layer which occurs in the atmosphere at an altitude of between 20 and 30 km protects life on earth against harmful ultraviolet radiation. last update …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service In the context of climate change, alternative … It provides information on current topics in the fields of environment and health, environmental medicine and consumer protection. Each article contains an English abstract. All issues are …

  • Article from 10.08.2017 | Last changed: 15.03.2019

    telegram: environment+health

    title telegram environment + health

    … Gebuhr / Umweltbundesamt Looking for answers to questions about health-related environmental problems - this is our daily work. In our telegram: environment + … compact information about new developments in the field of environmental health and environmental medicine. We presented articles on current health-related … from research projects and we reported on meetings. The telegram  was released at irregular intervals and   published by the Department of Environmental Hygiene of the …

  • Article from 23.04.2020 | Last changed: 23.04.2020

    Opinion of the Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM)

    … “Bundesgesundheitsbl Gesundheitsforsch Gesundheitsschutz“. The Springer Science and Business Media Verlag has lent its consent to publication on the Internet site … Human-Biomonitoring Reference values and human biological biomonitoring values for environmental toxins Ewers U, Krause C, Schulz C, Wilhelm M (1999). Int Arch Occup … in blood or urine of children. Basis for validation of human biomonitoring data in environmental medicine Wilhelm M, Schulz C, Schwenk M (2006). Int. J. Hyg. Environm. …

  • Article from 26.07.2022 | Last changed: 26.07.2022

    German Environmental Survey 2003-2006 for Children, GerES IV

    6 Children

    German Environmental Survey 2003-2006 for Children, GerES IV For the first time the … 2001-2002. GerES IV is performed in cooperation with the Health Survey for Children and Adolescents ( KiGGS ) which is conducted by the Robert Koch-Institute . Using …