… Its focus areas cover e.g. techniques for measuring nitrogen oxides or heavy metals, integrated pollution-abatement systems for use in waste treatment, as well as … effects on the climate. However, some of thes pollutants –soot and ozone – are also classified as air pollutants. Both substances have an adverse impact on human … cardiovascular disease or even lung cancer. Ozone and other pollutants can also damage ecosystems and lead to a loss of biodiversity. Mitigation of short-lived …

… Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act The ElectroG requires proper disposal of … aims are to prevent waste and an efficent, high quality recycling. The ElektroG also requires producers to assume responsibility for the entire life cycle of their … to the ElektroG electronic marketplaces and fulfilment service providers are also obliged actors under the ElektroG. Operators of electronic marketplaces and …

… Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products Building products may … quality standards for the manufacture and use of building products. It is also intended to support the development of particularly low-emission products. … smoking tobacco, burning candles, cooking especially with gas flames, cleaning) and also humans themselves by exhaling carbon dioxide and moisture. For the health …

… Sustainable Chemistry Chemicals influence our life. Source: CC Vision Mankind needs to transform its economy … of mankind. last update on 29.02.2024 Sustainability in dealing with chemicals Chemistry is key for sustainable transformation, for two important reasons: its … climate protection and mobility, for example with medicine and functional materials and products such as plastics or electronics. The strategic goals of the …

… Chemical contamination in the Antarctic Appearances are misleading Source: Rita … are ideal research areas for environmental behavior and the detection of chemicals. Because of this remoteness but also because of their climatic unique features, the polar regions have often been …

… Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context Source: S.Z. / Fotolia The minerals and metals industries, including the mining sector, have been associated with … OECD Practical Tool on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains (pdf) (360.33 kB) Summary kick-off event: OECD Practical Tool on Environmental Due …

… Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation … demand for energy and natural resources – such as copper, plastics, specialty metals, or rare earth elements – as well as its contribution to greenhouse gas … and the carbon footprint of the ICT sector from the year 2000 onwards. The model also projected developments under seven scenarios through to 2050 (project results …

… and mobile compounds from urban sources - Juliane Hollender Elimination potentials of drinking water treatment options for persistent and mobile substances - Pia … human health from PMT/vPvM substances - Ninja Reineke Risk governance in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – example of PM substances and Safe and Sustainable …

… of implementing the PMT/vPvM criteria under REACH and possible future steps were also discussed. Some of the key messages brought into the development of the … measures proposed for PMT/v Documents Program PMT substances under REACH (PDF) (228.46 kB) Tags PMT/vPvM substances … The second PMT Workshop entitled "PMT …

… Source: Michael Neumann / UBA Between 2016 and 2019, the UBA carried out several public consultations to ensure a wide agreement on the PMT/vPvM criteria. This … discussions through two additional workshops: "Persistent and mobile organic chemicals in the water cycle: Linking science, technology and regulation to protect … amongst other concerns, the integration of monitoring data and a discussion of false positives and negatives in relation to the criteria. The consultation phase was …