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Large scale ecological projects
… Source: Frauenstein PDF-Datei (Download) (491.85 kB) Under the unification treaty that was concluded with the former East Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany … projects involved major industrial concerns, potassium mining companies, and shipyards, as well as large industrial regions containing numerous companies. The technical aspects of the projects were hammered out by project working groups, whose sessions were also attended by BvS representatives, … -
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Activities at the federal level
… contamination, from identification right through to any necessary cleanup measures that are prescribed by law. These procedures take into account the principles of … and in accordance with the principle of sustainability. Associated content Links Working guide: Soil and groundwater protection … Soil protection and … contamination, from identification right through to any necessary cleanup measures that are prescribed by law. These procedures take into account the principles of … -
Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025
Site remediation
… around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that occurred at the site), as well as assessments of documents, maps and aerial … only contains soil-human exposure pathway measurement values for dioxin and furan. When it comes to measurement values for determining the body’s absorption capacity … zur Bewertung von Altlasten (Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 1999). These methods and yardsticks should be used for determining other test and measurement values. … -
Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025
Effects chain – Example from the ‘human health’ action field
… days with a maximum temperature of at least 30 °C has increased throughout Germany. Moreover, extraordinary heatwaves have occurred more frequently since the 1990s. In … temperature of at least 30.0 °C. The examination of eight German cities revealed that 24 % of the heatwaves identified occurred in the period of 1961 to 1990, … by heatwaves Source: MiguelAngel / stock.adobe.com In recent years, intensive PR work has contributed to raising public awareness regarding the impacts of heatwaves. … -
Article from 11.08.2022 | Last changed: 13.10.2025
Fachbibliothek Umwelt (Environmental Library)
… will remain closed until about 2025/26 due to renovation and modernization work. The address of the temporary accommodation, which will also temporarily house … world, with branches in Dessau-Roßlau, Berlin and Bad Elster, contains more than 500,000 books, about 320,000 eBooks, more than 1,500 printed journals, … reports of research projects Here you will find final reports of research projects that are in the stock of the Environmental Library. Lists of final reports (only in … -
Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.10.2025
Maps and CCE Data
… exceedances of CL for eutrophication are also used as an indicator in other frameworks of nature protection such as the EU biodiversity strategy (EEA headline indicator). The CCE is responsible for the coordination of the technical work regarding CL reporting and corresponding methodological developments under ICP … the convention parties in close cooperation with National Focal Centres (NFC). The work of the CCE also includes the assessment of CL exceedances calculated from CL … -
Article from 27.08.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024
National collaboration
… of European air pollution abatement policy alternatives. NFCs are institutes that are responsible for producing the national data on critical loads/levels and … Cooperative Program of Modelling and Mapping (ICP M&M) are regularly invited by the Working Group on Effects (WGE) to update their national Critical Loads (CL) data. … of European air pollution abatement policy alternatives. NFCs are institutes that are responsible for producing the national data on critical loads/levels and … -
Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025
Geoengineering
… especially the monsoon, and thus also on food security. It is also important to bear in mind that the cooling potential only relates to the average temperature. However, … during photosynthesis and bind carbon in biomass. However, CO 2 is released again when the biomass is decomposed or burned. Some CDR approaches aim to utilize the … -
Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025
BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil
… mobilisation and the development of most plant species set in, whereas at 5 °C and less, these processes revert to a standstill. The number of days with a soil … the length of the growth period and the mobilisation of nutrients in the soil. Whenever a daily mean temperature of 5 °C in the topsoil is exceeded – more … when either the concentration of oxygen is too low or there is none at all. Given that soil temperature is directly dependent on sun irradiation, soil temperature … -
Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025
BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity
… Moreover, soil loss can be favoured by increasing precipitation in winter. When winter precipitation increasingly falls as rain, and when this rain falls on … in the spirit of the European Water Framework Directive (WWRL). Erosion monitoring that would cover the whole of Germany contiguously is not yet available. So far, … include potatoes, maize and sugar beet as well as numerous special crops and vineyards on steep slopes. There is a diverse range of measures available for preventing … -
Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022
Good to know about nanomaterials
… Good to know about nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: … or more external dimensions. In addition, the definition also includes materials that are smaller than 1nm in two dimensions but larger than 100 nm in the third … Ministry, the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) participates in the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) of the Organisation for Economic …