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Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

Cadmium in particulate matter

… is emitted by industrial processes. Source: jzehnder / fotolia.com Cadmium is toxic and cancerogenic. It belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured … Cadmium and its inorganic compounds are classified as being cancerogenic. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide target value of 5 ng/m³ as annual mean …

Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

Lead in particulate matter

… lead emission source. Source: B. Plank / Fotolia.com Lead is a toxic heavy metal and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air lead is measured bound … Even today road traffic is an important emission source as lead is emitted by tire and brake abrasion. Further emissions are released by metal processing industry and … Lead and its inorganic compounds are classified to be probably cancerogenic. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide limit value of 0.5 µg/m³ as annual mean …

Article from 11.03.2021 | Last changed: 11.03.2021

Benzo(a)pyrene in particulate matter

… matter Benzo(a)pyrene occurs when wood is combusted incompletely in firesides and ovens. Source: Marco2811 / Fotolia.com Benzo(a)pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic … e.g. wood or coal is combusted incompletely. Main sources are domestic ovens and firesides. Benzo(a)pyrene is also emitted by traffic when fuels are burnt. … products of metabolism. Taken up by respiration mainly the lungs are damaged. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide target value of 1 ng/m³ as annual mean …

Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

Arsenic in particulate matter

… or mineral oil are combusted. Source: Ralf Geithe / Fotolia.com Arsenic is toxic and can have metallic or non-metallic characteristics. It rarely occurs elementary … at volcanic eruptions. Health risks Arsenic can be absorbed through the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract. After chronic absorption through the lungs the mucous membranes and airways are damaged and lung cancer may occur. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide target value of 6 ng/m³ as annual mean …

Article from 26.05.2021 | Last changed: 26.05.2021

Heavy Metals in Particulate Matter (PM10)

Landing page from 07.11.2025

Environmental Indicators

The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy.

Article from 16.08.2024 | Last changed: 16.08.2024

Cross-media monitoring in air quality management

… Cross-media monitoring in air quality management Neuglobsow air monitoring station … sites throughout Europe. Comprehensive measurements are used to draw up water and material cycle balances on catchment scale. These detailed observations of cause-effect relationships are incorporated into the development and validation of simulation models. The models are used to simulate the effects of …

Article from 21.10.2019 | Last changed: 08.10.2025

Germany’s System for Guarantees of Regional Origin (GRO)

… their customers regional electricity products. last update on 21.10.2019 Reason and background for GRO Germany has a very successful supporting system for renewable … of regional renewable electricity. A paper by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (only available in German language) from 11 March 2016 explains in more … renewable electricity, it must show this in its annual electricity disclosure and thus prove the regional characteristics of the electricity to it’s customers. …

Article from 31.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.09.2024

SDGs: A challenge for sustainability policy

Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

… States adopted them in September 2015. In addition to implementation at national and local level, UBA's efforts in the area of sustainability focus on an … at EU level. last update on 31.08.2024 On 25 September 2015, the heads of state and government adopted the Agenda „ Transforming our world: the 2030-Agenda for … Land and Soil Degradation within the SDG Framework? Establishment of an Indicator Concept for the German Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change Restart of the EU …

Article from 07.09.2016 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

Checklists for the pulp and paper industry

… Checklists for the pulp and paper industry last update on 07.09.2016 These sector-specific checklists make up a guidance manual for checking and assessing the condition of plants in the pulp and paper industry that handle … отраслям, для идентификации потенциальных источников риска и целей модернизации. … Checklists for the pulp and paper industry …

Article from 04.09.2016 | Last changed: 24.09.2016

Call for Papers and Contributions

… Call for Papers and Contributions Logo International Cycling Conference 2017 Source: International Cycling Conference 2017 Bridging the gap between research and practice 19.-21.09.2017, Mannheim Baroque Palace, Germany last update on … fields of practice and research in transport planning, public health, environmental quality, climate change, economic and business development, or social affairs. What …

Article from 25.08.2016 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

More Checklists

… More Checklists last update on 25.08.2016 Checklists for the investigation and risk assessment of contaminated sites in flood risk areas These checklists will serve as a hand guide for a first visit in properties, which are containing suspected sites to … the checklists aim at a pre assessment of the risk potential in properties and a first investigating visit to evaluate suspected contaminated sites and to …