… „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation Three strategies to address persistent, mobile substances: Prevent, Prioritize, Remove Source: Sarah Hale In autumn 2021, the new …

… and the environment. These include giving preference to the use of non-harmful substances and achieving climate neutrality of chemicals throughout their life … considerations to be taken into account: Preference should always be given to substances cause no harm to health and the environment. Hazardous substances may …

… fish Rodenticide use in sewer systems causes extensive water pollution The active substances in rodenticides pollute bodies of water through wastewater. Source: Lugaa … research project done on behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA). The active substances used in baits are not degraded completely in wastewater treatment plants … rodenticide-containing feeding baits. The rodenticides contain anticoagulant active substances and lead to death from internal bleeding within a few days after the bait …

… ZnO nanoforms - REACH substance evaluation: environmental aspects Zinc oxide is used … Risk Assessment, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has been carrying out a REACH substance evaluation on the registered nanoforms of zinc oxide since 2017. The …

… Regulation, to aim at a better protection of humans and the environment against Substances of Very High Concern in articles. An UBA study claims that the necessary …

… German Environment Agency (UBA) therefore recommends improved regulation of these substances. 28.04.2025 Calculations by the UBA show that the extensive use of … 9% and nitrous oxide emissions by up to 5%. This effect can only be achieved if the substances are applied on a large scale in the open environment. However, several of the active substances pose a risk to both the environment and to human health. For example, …

… the mobility of chemicals will help manufacturers to first identify 'mobile' substances, and secondly, industrial operators can either reduce emissions to the …

… NonHazCity 3 Building Award: Policies for non-hazardous buildings No substances should escape from building products that could endanger soil and … EU Interreg Program for the Baltic Sea Region. The project aims to reduce hazardous substances in the construction sector and to support circular construction. A …

… chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. substitution of hazardous substances or corporate social responsibility of companies). 06.08.2020 This report … From data on problematic properties of chemicals up to information for consumers on substances of very high concern (SVHC) in articles: REACH supports already today … chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. substitution of hazardous substances or corporate social responsibility of companies). … REACH and sustainable …

… with few exceptions, there are no specific provisions for nanomaterials within the substance legislations. As a result, specific environmental risks cannot be … have specific properties. To date, with few exceptions, there are no adaptations of substance legislations to nanomaterials. However, we need these in order to depict … regulations cover nanomaterials in principal, they are not adequately adjusted to substances in the range of 1-100 nm. Maria Krautzberger: „The European Commission …

… jackets and five waterproofing agents made of perfluoroalkyl- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The objective of the study was to determine the emissions of …

… of hazards. Operators of installations in which large quantities of hazardous substances are present and the authorities responsible for them must therefore adapt … if they affect technical installations. If the installation also contains hazardous substances, it is not only the direct damage to the installation that is relevant, but also the triggered release of these substances, which could catch fire or even explode. Such incidents are known …