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  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … earth and thus reduce the global average temperature. SRM would not eliminate the cause of climate change, but merely address global warming as a symptom. Ocean … these changes could be distributed across the Earth is currently being researched using computer models. However, these always contain a certain degree of … computer models. Larger field experiments with balloons have been prevented by the public in the past. However, there is an American company that regularly releases …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil

    The picture shows a seedling emerging from moist, dark soil.

    … The chemical weathering of rock is accelerated at high temperatures, because the temperature influences the speed of reactions as well as the chemical … solution equilibria. The decomposition of organic matter also accelerates because soil organisms are more active as a result. Furthermore, the soil temperature is …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … loss Soils usable today is the result of thousands of years of development, because the formation of a soil layer of just one centimetre thickness, arising from the … ABAG, the Allgemeine Bodenabtragsgleichung (General Soil Erosion Equation) which is used to illustrate climate-relevant influences on erosion. Rainfall erosivity …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … Environment) program provides harmonized and thus comparable land cover and land use information for all EU member states. last update on 20.04.2015 Harmonized land … on behalf of the UBA. Associated content Links Corine Land Cover - Germany Publications Updating the Land Use and Land Cover Database CLC for the Year 2012 - …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … Nanomaterials and the REACH Regulation The manufacturing, import and use of chemical substances is regulated by the European Chemicals Regulation REACH … sheets on nano-enabled applications (see list below), which inform the interest public about its opportunities and risks, notably about environmental aspects. UBA …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … compliance with specified standards, called good agricultural practices when using the soil for agricultural purpose. Germany's Länder have enacted their own … Section 1a Paragraph 2 of the Federal Building Code states that 'land shall be used sparingly and with due consideration'. This principle must be taken into … Rechtliche Steuerung Fachbeirat Bodenuntersuchungen (FBU) Boden des Jahres Related publications The upcoming European Soil Health Law – chances and challenges for an …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … only materials that fulfill the requirements of these evaluation criteria must be used. Accessible documents below will be updated in terms of applicable citations … concerning migration into drinking water can be computed mathematically by using the Modelling Guideline , rather than being substantiated analytically. The De …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse Water reuse can help alleviate water shortages. But reclaimed water can contain … countries in this regard is Israel, where waste water has been recycled for further uses since the 1950s. About 75-80 percent of waste water is recycled there, meeting …

  • Article from 27.03.2023 | Last changed: 27.03.2023

    National Water Strategy

    … protection are facing diverse challenges due to climate change, globalisation, diffuse substance inputs and demographic change. The National Water Strategy aims to ensure the sustainable use of our water resources in 2050 and beyond. In the long term, access to …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    … water bodies are listed. last update on 14.04.2023 While being produced, processed, used and disposed of, chemicals can enter groundwater, rivers, lakes and oceans as … period. Associated content Links 2018 Press Release on UBA Recommendations Publications Recommendations for reducing micropollutants in waters Reducing the …

  • Article from 15.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Pesticides

    … Pesticides Pesticides are the active substances used in plant protection products and biocides. They are toxic in especially to … (143.32 kB) Associated content Links Biozides Plant protection products Related publications Waters in Germany Tags Isoproturon river water plant protection product …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … (anthropogenic) climate change” (Royal Society 2009). Instead of fighting the causes (anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions) of climate change, geoengineering can … UBA published a systematic analysis of geoengineering methods in 2011. The publication Geoengineering – effective climate protection or megalomania? addresses …