… Assessing environmentally-related health risks Environmental impacts on human health can be … the case may be, animals, organs, or cell systems) are exposed to, to what degree, and for how long (exposure estimation). Human biomonitoring investigates the … to describe it, and to determine its extent (dose-effect relation). It thus becomes possible to state the probability of observed relations being purely a …

… Building Products Substances in building products hazardous to environment and health Source: photo 5000 / Fotolia.com Products used in construction contain … Concern in concentrations of more than 0.1 per cent. In fact, this information has become an obligatory feature on building products with CE marking since 1 July 2013. … emissions from building products in the EU Initiatives to promote a high level of environmental and health protection in the implementation of the EC Construction …

… either into chemicals law or product law, or sometimes waste law when chemicals become relevant at the waste treatment stage only. last update on 07.01.2020 As a … or further domains of chemical law are in the remit of the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Ministry of Labour or the Ministry of Economic Affairs. … REACH Regulation POP Regulation Biocidal Product Regulation Regulation of F-gases and CFCs Decopaint Directive ... Product law / Waste law RoHS Directive and …

… Reducing pollution through product design Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer. Source: hinterher The environmental and health impacts associated with products – from the … stages through to production itself, distribution, use and disposal – are becoming more and more important on the path to sustainable development. last update …

… Source: 06photo / Fotolia.com There is a huge variety of products as well the environmental impact which is the inevitable consequence of today’s consumerism. Often it is no easy matter to find out available ecofriendly-products … amongst the labyrinth of choices. Ecolabels should provide guidance and orientation. The UBA is committed to promote a wider use of environmentally …

… Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve Source: Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe – Brandenburg; © Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 … storage of precipitation water in addition to protection against heavy rainfall are becoming increasingly important for reasons of climate adaptation. (Research … heating oil can account for up to 70 % of the damage to buildings and cause major environmental damage to water bodies and soils. The federal states can make further …

… Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Floods are natural events, they form on a regular basis and are an integral part of the water cycle. The occurrence of floods …

… Ozone and open air sport events Ground-level ozone can have a negative impact on … in open-air sport events when ozone levels are high. last update on 19.09.2018 Ozone and open air sport events Due to weather conditions open air sport events normally …

… Holi – Festival of colours and dust During a holi-festival the participants throw color powder into the air … Similar recommendations have also been issued by the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).   A nalyses by UBA show that holi powders …