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  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

    Käse, aus Plastikfolie ausgewickelt

    … the share of DEHP fell over the same period from 42% to 17.5%. Are there health risks associated with phthalates? Different phthalates have different effects … due to their ability to cause damage to health through changes in the hormone system. Some phthalates may, for example, affect male fertility. For instance, the …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Applying for a permit to travel to the Antarctic

    … find information about the legal framework on the pages about the Antarctic Treaty System. On the following pages you can read up on the permitting procedure in … find information about the legal framework on the pages about the Antarctic Treaty System. On the following pages you can read up on the permitting procedure in …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 04.05.2020

    International policy and knowledge transfer

    People working on a presentation

    … the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap - Policy field Sustainable Food Systems Background Paper: Methodology and criteria for assessing multilateral …

  • Article from 10.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

    New Concepts for European Construction Product Standards

    … last update on 10.11.2016 How to verify that construction products are safe for health and the environment without excessive testing? All construction products … for minimising the testing burden. The report ”Safe Construction Products for Health and the Environment: How much testing is necessary to implement the EC …

  • Article from 14.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

    EU Construction Products Regulation

    … the revision of the CPD. Especially the revision of the basic requirement ”hygiene, health and environment” for buildings and other construction works and the addition … the product is intended to be placed on the market. This option does not integrate health and environmental protection adequately as the member states provisions do …

  • Article from 15.07.2024 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2

    Silver VW Touran in front of the UBA headquarters.

    … gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 in mobile air conditioning systems since January 2011. CO2 used as a refrigerant is an alternative. An UBA official car had used a CO2 mobile air conditioning system from 2009 to 2017. Since October 2016, first cars with CO2 air conditioning …

  • Article from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 24.03.2020

    EU law for construction products

    … (Article 36) if this is required for the protection of the environment, public health or safety. The CPR takes this into account in its seven basic requirements for construction works, which include "hygiene, health and the environment". The regulation leaves the right of the member states to …

  • Article from 29.09.2015 | Last changed: 29.09.2015

    Odours from building products

    a young woman takes a smell at one of different glass plungers which are set out in a row

    … which outgas volatile organic compounds (VOC) and odours can be harmful to the health and well-being of the people who reside inside. Healthy indoor air is … in odour have already become one of the criteria in modern building certification systems such as the Assessment System for Sustainable Building ( Nachhaltiges Bauen …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Statutes and regulations

    paragraphs

    … with a global warming potential of more than 150 in the air-conditioning systems of new passenger cars and small commercial vehicles. The previous … Filter drier replacement, Oil change, Repairing leaks and continued operation of system without recharging, Pressure measurements with portable pressure gauges using …

  • Article from 02.09.2013 | Last changed: 25.03.2014

    Environmental product declarations for construction products

    … Federal Government’s sustainable building concept. In addition to the Assessment System for Sustainable Building for Federal Buildings (BNB), a great number of other … characterisation of product, declaration of material contents, environmental and health-related information throughout the product life cycle, in particular the …

  • Article from 06.03.2013 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings

    Logo of the Blue Angel ecolabel

    … world’s first and oldest environmental protection label. Source: Blauer Engel Good health and well-being in the home depends greatly on the quality of indoor air. … air. last update on 06.03.2013 Low-emission products for indoor spaces protect health There are many indoor sources of pollutant emissions.  Building products and …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy. Click on the images to view the indicators.