… Agency (UBA) submitted to the European Commission. In 2018, sulphur (SO2) compounds decreased by nearly 4.2 percent compared to 2017, bringing levels to 95 … a virtual standstill in mitigation in recent years. The trend in persistent organic compounds is similar: mitigation ranges from 95 percent for dioxins and 53 percent … Agency (UBA) submitted to the European Commission. In 2018, sulphur (SO2) compounds decreased by nearly 4.2 percent compared to 2017, bringing levels to 95 …

… launches first round as a new federal prize Municipalities with climate adaptation projects now eligible to enter contest Bundespreis Blauer Kompass Source: BMUV & UBA …

… Introduction to Climate Projections Climate projections provide information on possible future climate …

… Blauer Kompass contest goes into next round Wanted: projects dealing with impacts of climate change Blauer Kompass contest Source: …

… Studies of mercury, acrylamide and pesticides exposure European Human Biomonitoring project HBM4EU directs its focus on nine new substances with possible health effects … knowledge of the exposure of the population in the EU to certain substances. The project has now decided to take a closer look at nine new substances including mercury, acrylamide, glyphosate and fipronil. The results of the project research are expected in 2021. Press release No. 28/2018 | 27.09.2018 …

… Additional measures needed to achieve climate targets Current projection report sees gap by 2030 The transport sector has failed to meet its … CO2-reduction targets Source: Westend61 / Getty Images The German government's 2023 Projection Report, coordinated by the German Environment Agency (UBA), analyses …

… – as for the other climate impacts – there is limited certainty regarding this projection. The experience of recent years has demonstrated – especially in the … assessed as medium – albeit with low certainty – as of the middle of this century. Largescale forest damage can impose major restrictions on the recreational quality … inventory data in respect of the timber increment (cf. Indicator FW-I-2 ). Research projects are underway exploring issues such as the utilisation of satellite image …

… Source: Frank / Fotolia.com Pesticides can cause damage to the environment. A project coordinated by the German Environment Agency for the European Environment … environmental quality standards in waters. 04.09.2020 Which data was analysed? The project primarily used data on the usage, modes of action, environmental quality … assessment for terrestrial amphibians (TerAmphiTox) Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic Sea (CONMAR-Impact) Input of plant …

… Centre in Berlin (IDZ) Nominees selected for the German Ecodesign Award 2023 26 projects have a chance of winning the award at the prize-giving ceremony on 4 … considered at the jury meeting in the Metropolenhaus Berlin, 26 innovative projects made it to the final selection. These will now have the chance to win the … companies and research institutions are leading the way and implementing concrete projects to shape the transformation towards greater sustainability⁠. The …

… and ecological role model: UBA building extension in Dessau-Roßlau Building project to start in summer 2015, completion in 2017 Today, the area for the UBA … and hemp thermal insulation will also be used. The first step of the construction project is a remodelling of the main building in summer 2015 which will enlarge the … and large conference area. The extension building will be constructed as a federal project. The building, commissioned to Anderhalten architects of Berlin by the …

… by UBA, which will be presented at the international final conference of the project in Brussels on 27-28 April. Plasticisers were detected in all children and … present in human blood in quantities that are in some cases too high. The HBM4EU project says that action is still needed on the part of policy makers for many of … data at European level since 2017. At the international final conference of the project on 27-28 April in Brussels, HBM4EU will present for the first time in …

… GE-I-9: Ozone burden Ozone forms from nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds at high temperature and sun irradiation. The emissions from those … processes produced by precursors − mostly nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. This entails that ozone concentrations are likely to increase more in rural areas than in conurbations. Especially for the volatile organic compounds, vapours from deciduous and coniferous trees are relevant; biogenic …