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  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 31.01.2022

    Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances

    Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances

    … have been widely used under the EU´s chemicals legislation REACH to identify and regulate persistent and mobile substances. In fall of 2021 a new research … of PMT/vPvM substances and monitoring in Germany will provide further proof of concept. Technical water treatment methods that are able to remediate water for …

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 24.03.2021

    Public consultation on the PMT/vPvM criteria

    Public consultation on the PMT/vPvM criteria

    … consultation on the PMT/vPvM criteria Source: Michael Neumann / UBA Between 2016 and 2019, the UBA carried out several public consultations to ensure a wide … the PMT/vPvM criteria. This led to the publication of the result of the scientific and technical development of PMT/vPvM criteria and guidelines for their assessment … water cycle: Linking science, technology and regulation to protect drinking water quality" in 2017 and "PMT/vPvM substances under REACH. Voluntary measures and

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 24.03.2021

    Emergence of the PMT/vPvM criteria

    Emergence of the PMT/vPvM criteria

    … indicate a hazard to the sources of our drinking water. Chemical safety experts and regulators agreed on the need to precautionarily identify such substances of … substance emitted into the environment to pose an irreversible threat to the quality of our drinking water, it has to be both persistent in the environment and … protection. In 2014 the UBA presented the initial development of an assessment concept tailor-made for REACH (Kalberlah et al., 2014 - FKZ 371 265 416). The …

  • Article from 21.11.2024 | Last changed: 21.11.2024

    Projects coordinated by CCE

    Project

    … The main objective of this call for data is to implement the recently revised and updated empirical critical loads of nitrogen (CLempN). The NFC data were applied … Thomas Scheuschner Establish a harmonized land cover map for the entire Geneva Air Quality Convention region. Duration: 2021 – 2023 Objective: Update the currently …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Risks for the environment

    … to the extraction of minerals; second, sediment is stirred up during the extraction and third, the production water is discharged to the water column again. last update … on the deep seabed, suitable assessment criteria (e.g. indicators or environmental quality standards) are needed. They should also take into account the given … commissioned a research project aiming at the development of scientifically sound concepts that can be used in deliberations on the compilation of regulations, …

  • Article from 05.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.01.2024

    Waste prevention

    A waste container being emptied

    … being emptied Source: Kadmy / Fotolia.com Waste prevention conserves resources and protects people and the environment. It is therefore a primary goal of the … waste separation are provided by fact sheets and the handout "From the idea to the concept. How can target group-specific communication in waste management succeed?" … based on the European legal act (EU) 2019/1597 on a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste and serves …

  • Article from 29.04.2013 | Last changed: 20.01.2014

    Commercial municipal waste

    Ein Müllcontainer steht auf der Straße, daneben steht ein Bürostuhl

    … Commercial municipal waste A large waste container and a forgotten office chair: a fitting image for commercial municipal waste Source: eyetronic / Fotolia.com The recycling of waste conserves resources and strengthening waste management. Just waste have a high potential for recycling. … handling of these wastes and lays down the requirements that must be met for high-quality recycling of these wastes. No separate statistics are available for …

  • Article from 19.03.2015 | Last changed: 04.04.2016

    Waste classification

    Glass container contains white glass bottles, but also plastic waste

    … Bernd Kreuscher / UBA Systems for the classification of waste have been developed and designed according to different principles . The classification can be based on substance or on source of generation. last update on 19.03.2015 National and international waste classification Various instruments are used for waste classification at the national and international level, in connection with transfrontier waste shipments. Such …

  • Article from 20.01.2014 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Waste management

    Waste sorting facilitie

    … management is responsible for the entire waste cycle: from waste prevention, re-use and recycling to recovery and disposal. Their tasks include collection, transport, ,sorting and treatment of … the various types of waste is necessary in order to maintain waste-stream specific quality standards for recycling. Under the Waste Management Act, beginning in 2015 …

  • Article from 29.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed?

    … protection succeed? Oceans know no boundaries. This also applies to marine life and the spread of pollution. Effective marine protection can therefore only be … last update on 29.04.2025 Marine protection law comprises a large number of global and regional conventions, European regulations and national provisions. They provide … evaluation of the status of and pressures on the marine environment, derivation of quality and management objectives and measures to regulate the use and protection of …

  • Article from 03.12.2025 | Last changed: 03.12.2025

    European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus

    Sentinel-2 RGB satellite image of Dessau-Roßlau (date of recording: June 21, 2020), overlaid with the data product “Riparian Zones” (reference year 2012), provided by the Copernicus Land Service.

    … the “Shore Zones” data product Source: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) and information from Copernicus services (2012) The European Earth observation programme Copernicus provides key information for environmental and nature conservation monitoring, atmospheric and climate monitoring and crisis … for validating satellite observations and form the basis for producing high-quality data products used in the Copernicus services. The Copernicus in-situ …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Examples of Good Practice In Natech Risk Management

    … 2015 ) to the OECD Guiding Principles on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response ( OECD 2003 ) states in paragraph 18.g.2: “Countries should exchange experience concerning good practices for Natech prevention, preparedness and response including natural hazard identification, hazard mapping and natural disaster management”. Following up upon this recommendation, the UN / …