… than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and … Test Guideline development for nanomaterials: Transformation of nanomaterials under environmental conditions In addition to their agglomeration (dispersion … for their behaviour and fate in the environment. This knowledge is significant to understand in which form and amount engineered nanomaterials are present in the …

… Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst" is edited by the German authorities Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) , Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) ,  Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). The magazine is part of the German Aktionsprogramm …

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… Nanomaterial Nanoparticles can spread in the air across borders and also adhere to aerosols. Source: picsfive / Fotolia.com last update on … regulation. Due to their small size, nanoparticles can spread in the air across borders and also adhere to aerosols. Nanoparticles can penetrate living cells. They … through ageing and degradation or during disposal and recycling. Therefore the consideration of the entire life-cycle is the prerequisite for assessment of an …

… place. The regulations below are either partly or entirely in the remit of the Federal Ministry for Environment, assisted by the German Environment Agency. Other … further product groups or further domains of chemical law are in the remit of the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Ministry of Labour or the Ministry of … and Packaging Act (VerpackG) ... The surveillance of the market is a task of the federal states. Several different regulations governing harmful substances may be …

… away locally to a small extent. Water retention in the landscape is limited. In order to make land usable for agriculture, wetlands have been drained and soils … at the end of 2018. 45.1% of this urbanised surface is sealed, according to the Federal Statistical Office. In terms of total surface area, the share of settlement … of extreme precipitation events in recent decades. However, the results differ considerably depending on the region and season (IPCC 2014). In addition, to the …

… can be a comparably environment-friendly means of transport. There is still considerable potential to design and construct them in such a way that they pollute the … on the contents of the different annexes are to be found on the website of the  Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und … of the European seas and at protecting and safeguarding the marine ecosystems in order to reach or preserve a good ecological status of the marine environment by 2020. …

… to the obligation of prior written notification of waste shipments are described under general information requirements .The Federation/Federal States Working Party on Waste (LAGA) has developed guidance (in German) on the …