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  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … which likewise fall to the authorities. Such investigations centre around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that … is not set in stone. In the event a given investigation provides an indisputably sound basis for a definitive hazard assessment, the authorizing body can decide to … which are obtained using technical investigation measures such as soil and groundwater sample assays. The preliminary nature of such investigations is reflected …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 01.07.2025

    Structural policy for the socio-ecological transformation

    … and live together. Structural policy supports developments mostly with the help of funding mechanisms. From an environmental and sustainability perspective, it is … a form of economic policy that is designed to help shape economic change through funding measures. To this end, politicians consider what is important to them in the … policy. Both in Germany and in the European Union, structural policy includes funding measures to support economic sectors and regions in remaining attractive. Of …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Remediation technology

    … site. last update on 10.08.2020 Remediation measures Section 2(7) of the Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG) law defines the term “remediation measures” as … purposes is more sustainable than conventional excavation. Moreover, soil and groundwater cleanup efficiency can be optimized through the development of more … sites has proven successful. Thereby sources of contamination as well as foundations on old sites can be excavated precisely. Source: Frauenstein Investigation …

  • Article from 27.08.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    National collaboration

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    … to the choice of receptors and also to the choice of either the upper or lower boundary of CL. In other words, the choice of what to protect and what impacts to … themselves. Only 14 of 50 parties to the Convention responded to the last CfD (2019-2021). The CL data submitted by NFCs covers about 45% of the total area of the … themselves. Only 14 of 50 parties to the Convention responded to the last CfD (2019-2021). The CL data submitted by NFCs covers about 45% of the total area of the …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … emissions from building products Building products which come into contact with groundwater or rainwater should not release harmful amounts of pollutants. An … pollutants are dissolved of a construction product using water as solvent (eluent) under specified conditions. The eluted substances in the eluates generated in the … in all the mortar tests carried out. The very good consistency of the test results under the various test conditions shows that the analysed test methods are …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

    hand holding a flake board

    … produce emissions of various different substances, including volatile organic compounds ( VOC ). A research project by BAM, the Federal Institute for Materials … and from OSBs in particular. Masked sample (9.6 -cm open narrow surface) Source: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung AgBB Scheme for the Evaluation of VOC emissions The AgBB evaluation …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … at a concert – leisure activities are a welcome change from everyday life and are fundamental to our well-being. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, … areas and options for action will be developed together with stakeholders in two workshop events. These will take place in spring and autumn 2026 . Best practice … Workshop series A central component of the research project is a series of workshops involving stakeholders. Two workshops will be held to discuss and define …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

    A woman in the apron of the chemistry works in the laboratory. You are filled with liquid glass vessels

    … research at UBA One of UBA’s many laboratories for chemical research Source: Umweltbundesamt The UBA carries out research in its own laboratories on the effects of … Chemical research at UBA The Chemical Safety Division tests chemicals and compounds in its own laboratories, making use of the results to carry out evaluations. … of chemical and biological substances in rivers and lakes, thus allowing research under near-natural conditions in the environment. Organic trace analysis makes it …

  • Article from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Risks and opportunities in responding to the coronavirus crisis

    … no way certain. The first is the coronavirus crisis: if we fail to bring the virus under control and prevent it from spreading, and healthcare systems collapse, … 2020. He succeeded Maria Krautzberger, who was retiring at the end of the year 2019. Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner was Director of the Institute for Environment and Human … 2020. He succeeded Maria Krautzberger, who was retiring at the end of the year 2019. Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner was Director of the Institute for Environment and Human …

  • Article from 20.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Coronavirus/climate/innovation: why we have to save tomorrow's

    … frequently SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), but can often be recently-founded businesses and start-ups. These drivers of innovation are threatened by the … ten years they have created well over a million new jobs in Germany. Since April 2019, the DBU has so far invested more than 2 million Euros in the Green Start-up … ten years they have created well over a million new jobs in Germany. Since April 2019, the DBU has so far invested more than 2 million Euros in the Green Start-up …

  • Article from 07.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Changing direction rather than ramping things up

    … the subsidies paid to fossil fuel industries. How can investments be steered into Funds For the Future for a sustainable economy, however? It would make sense for such … impatience, but also with hope. Link: https://www.wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/2019/heft/8/beitrag/ein-zukunftsfonds-fuer-deutschland.html ______ Author: Claus … His most recent publication is Jetzt! Opposition, Protest, Widerstand (Cologne 2019).   Tags coronavirus pandemic … I sit by the roadside. The driver changes the …

  • Article from 11.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The coronavirus pandemic and protecting the climate – some discus

    … restructuring of the economy. This should take the following criteria into account under all circumstances: a greater focus on the consequential social and ecological … of the structures of production; a retaining of the measures from the December 2019 Climate Package; the aligning of other support programmes for the economy with … of the structures of production; a retaining of the measures from the December 2019 Climate Package; the aligning of other support programmes for the economy with …