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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … than in their periphery – this effect is termed ‘urban heat island’ (cf. Indicator BAU-I-2 ). The intensity of heat island effects increases with increasing … at the end of a clear night a difference in excess of 10 °C was recorded (cf. Indicators GE-I-1 , BAU-I-1 ). Regional planning is able to counteract this …

  • Press release 24/2024 from 28.05.2024 | Last changed: 31.05.2024

    German bathing waters rated excellent again

    Children jump in a lake.

    … Sea, 1,892 on lakes and reservoirs and 37 in inland waters. The current measurement data for each bathing water site can be viewed online on the websites of the federal … European Commission Downloads: Figure as PDF (46.87 kB) Figure as Excel with data (44.70 kB) Links Overview of the results for the federal states Interactive map …

  • Press release 15/2018 from 24.05.2018 | Last changed: 06.06.2018

    Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … The utilities supply roughly 88 percent of Germany's households with water. The data is based on information provided by the federal states (Länder) to the Federal … 0.2 cents per litre. A single litre of bottled water costs more than that." The new data on nitrate, which can leach from chemical fertilisers and slurry into … cases of excessive traces in drinking water remain a rare exception. However, the data on nitrate content in drinking water provide no correlation to nitrate content …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 14.11.2024

    Support Establishment and Advancement of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) in Western Balkan Countries and in Moldova

    … and operation, by increasing public awareness and knowledge on PRTR to use PRTR data and to be involved in the implementation of PRTR Protocol. Documents Project … and operation, by increasing public awareness and knowledge on PRTR to use PRTR data and to be involved in the implementation of PRTR Protocol. … Support …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FiW-R-1: Public awareness of storm and flooding risks

    The picture shows a man standing in a flooded cellar, kneedeep in brown water. There are tins, cartons and flowerpots visible on a rack of shelves. Some synthetic buckets are standing in front of this rack with floodwater lapping round them. The man is looking at additional containers, pallets and synthetic bags piled up in front of him.

    … great concerns and can lead to an overestimate of individual risks. This is indicated by findings from the representative population survey entitled … falls within 24 hours, the soil can no longer absorb such volumes of water (cf. Indicator WW-I-5 ). Generally speaking, it is possible that localised, brief but … great concerns and can lead to an overestimate of individual risks. This is indicated by findings from the representative population survey entitled …

  • Press release 22/08 from 03.04.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    The fight against rubbish and stink: advice on ecological spring cleaning

    … of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA): Use detergents and cleansing agents as indicated. It saves energy, chemicals and water—and is better for health. Lots of … of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA): Use detergents and cleansing agents as indicated. It saves energy, chemicals and water—and is better for health. Lots of …

  • Press release 81/2009 from 18.11.2009 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    How up to the mark in climate protection is my city?

    … www.benchmark-kommunaler-klimaschutz.net allows municipalities to enter their key data on energy, mobility and waste and see where their strengths and weaknesses lie … www.benchmark-kommunaler-klimaschutz.net allows municipalities to enter their key data on energy, mobility and waste and see where their strengths and weaknesses lie …

  • Press release 07/12 from 08.02.2012 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Painkillers contaminate Germany’s waterbodies

    … showing more and more traces of pharmaceutical residues, as proven by the latest data from research projects and water monitoring programmes. Several tonnes of … assess their environmental risk. Associated content Links Compiled monitoring data Workshop report: Monitoring pharmaceuticals in the environment Federal … showing more and more traces of pharmaceutical residues, as proven by the latest data from research projects and water monitoring programmes. Several tonnes of …