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  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.10.2020

    Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back”

    a man in a street collecting waste

    … the beginning of the 1960s. Towards the end of the 1960s, the federally owned "Zentralstelle für Abfallbeseitigung (ZfA)" (“Central Office for Waste Disposal”) bought … the beginning of the 1960s. Towards the end of the 1960s, the federally owned "Zentralstelle für Abfallbeseitigung (ZfA)" (“Central Office for Waste Disposal”) bought …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … containing SF 6 is required not only for maintenance, servicing and repair, but also for decommissioning. The operator of electrical equipment is responsible for … Umweltbundesamt Associated content Links Voluntary agreement for switchboards (PDF, in German) UBA web page: EU Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases …

  • Article from 02.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses

    a black and yellow bus of the BVG with inscription "CO2"

    … are normally air conditioned. Increasing numbers of city and intercity buses also got mobile air conditioning. I n 1993, the proportion of city buses with air … Eco-Label “Blue Angel” Buses DE-UZ 59b buses with CO2 air conditioning in Germany (PDF, in German) DUH Final Report (DBU Project, 2015, in German) Documents Mobile Air …

  • Article from 26.03.2019 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Building air conditioning

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … Building air conditioning Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs and use a lot of electricity. Source: kanvag / Fotolia.com It is … from their carbon emissions, air conditioners, which are driven by compressors, are also prone to refrigerant emissions that have a climate impact. These refrigerants … Associated content Links study on residential room conditioning appliances (PDF) Publications The Blue Angel for Stationary Room Air Conditioners – market …

  • Article from 30.06.2024 | Last changed: 30.05.2024

    Supermarket refrigeration

    indoor sight of a supermarket

    … In addition to new systems, the efficiency conversion of existing small systems is also eligible for funding if they are converted to hydrocarbon refrigerants at the … for the maintenance and repair of refrigeration and air conditioning systems. This also affects HFC refrigerant blends with a medium global warming potential (GWP) … and have only been available on the market for a few years. The phase-out process also leads to increased prices for HFC refrigerants. Natural refrigerants, on the …

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … . PFCs are mainly used as an etching gas for semiconductor manufacturing; they also originate as byproducts of aluminum manufacturing. SF6 has been in use since … warming potential, and discusses both these proposed solutions and other proposals that have been made in this domain. Risks and Benefits of Fluorinated Greenhouse … of the scenario. From all examined appliances, room air conditioning reveals the highest reduction potential of direct emissions (1,760 kt CO 2 -eq) by 2050, …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 04.04.2024

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs

    blue sky and white clouds

    … have been granted longer time horizons for reduction. The developed countries are also required to support developing countries with additional funds from the … and consumption Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (53.18 kB) download table (PDF) (22.44 kB) Montreal Protocol, Annex F: Controlled substances Source: …

  • Article from 24.07.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2021

    Safe management of drinking water supplies

    Scheme of the Water Safety Plan concept: What can go wrong in our water supply? What risks does this cause for our supply? How can we control them? How do we know that they are under control?

    … operation and maintenance of the entire system from catchment to consumer. Also, good understanding of these processes facilitates early identification of … diligence and organizational confidence of the water supplying entity. Applying WSP also improves the knowledge of the locally relevant technical rules and their … and it provides a technically sound basis for decisions on improvements. WSP also improve communication between stakeholders within the water supply, as well as …

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    Formaldehyde Wood-based materials are one of the main sources of formaldehyde in … Informationen zu Formaldehyd Website "Blauer Engel" Chemikalien-Verbotsverordnung (PDF) Related contents Innenraumluft Bauprodukte Related publications Gesund und …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials Nano structures are more than … in filtering organisms (Bivalvia) Untersuchungen zur möglichen Freisetzung von Nanopartikeln bei der Ablagerung und bodenbezogenen Anwendung von mineralischen Abfällen …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … perspective for discovering the predator-prey relationships of field-grown individuals. In: Experimental and Applied Acarology 67 (2015), 373-380 Hellmann, C., … H., Schmidt, R., Stachel, B., von Tuempling, W., Wanke, A. (2004): Pharmaceuticals in the river Labe and its tributaries, Chemosphere, 57/2, 107-126. Schmidt, R., … SETAC-Europe, Barcelona Older Publikationen vor 2015 / Publications before 2015 Pdfs Fate of the bacteriocide triclosan in pond mesocosms Fate of the bacteriocide …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … 2,3,7,8 chlorinated dioxins and furans which have additional chlorine atoms are also pertinent in a toxicological assessment of dioxins. These 17 compounds (7 … to 2,3,7,8 TCDD. What are dioxin-like PCBs? Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are also in the group of chlorinated hydrocarbons. They comprise a substance group that … 300 °C and above and is destroyed at temperatures of 900°C and higher. Dioxins can also form as a result of forest fires and volcanic eruptions. Dioxins (but not …