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  • Article from 27.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    … update on 27.06.2025 In keeping with the international requirements of the UNFCCC  and the IPCC, Germany is required to compile reports on the nation’s fluorinated … a high level of detail, quantitative information on emissions data uncertainty, and complete  documentation. Emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases peak in Germany in 1995, …

  • Article from 20.07.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Emissions and degradation products

    Look from outer space: the Indian Ocean

    Emissions and degradation products Sun and clouds over the Indian Ocean Source: NASA Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases, … (HF) the persistent and very mobile trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) can be formed. … Emissions and degradation products

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 04.04.2024

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs

    blue sky and white clouds

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs Some fluorinated greenhouse … to Climate Protection 1987–2017: 30th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol Documents Global Warming Potential (GWP) of certain substances and mixtures (341.92 …

  • 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?

    … of drinking water supplies Safe drinking-water management Source: UBA: WSP-Handbuch Drinking-water is most likely safe if all process steps – i.e. abstraction, … should not be mistaken for operational monitoring. It is important that the team documents the results of each WSP step, as well as the underlying considerations. …

  • Article from 02.08.2019 | Last changed: 19.08.2019

    Information on the O3 exceedance table

    … exceedances in the current year at the measuring stations of the German States and UBA. last update on 02.08.2019 Target values To protect human health ozone … 3 on more than 25 days in a year (averaged over 3 years), EU Directives 2002/3/EC and 2008/50/EC ). The long-term target is for exceedances to not occur at all. Exceedances of the long-term goal are already being documented. Data made public The German Environment Agency publishes tables of the …

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    Identifying and managing flood risks Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods. Source: Jörg … und kommunale Daseinsvorsorge.   Wasser und Abfall 23, 13–18 (2021). …   … Identifying and managing flood risks

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    … of formaldehyde in indoor air. Source: Pixelot / Fotolia.com Wood-based materials and consequently also furniture and building products made from them may contain formaldehyde as an adhesive … other articles As a supplement to the regulation, there will be a European guidance document that describes the required test conditions in detail. The national …

  • 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 … / Fotolia.com The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and development projects on nanomaterials and other … The work builds on ongoing activities for the development of an OECD Guidance Document on environmental abiotic transformation of nanomaterials. In addition, the …

  • Article from 28.11.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2020

    Nanotechnology

    Nano structures

    … an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com Nanotechnology involves research and development, production and processing of structures and materials on a nanometre scale. Nanotechnology … of nanocarriers Position Paper Advanced Materials Developing a Guidance Document for the testing of dissolution and dispersion stability of nanomaterials, …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream restoration structures … und Schadstoff-Forschung 4, 216-219. Reports, Conference proceedings, workshops Watermann, B. Thomsen, A.: Literatur-/Datenrecherche zum Vorkommen und der …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … Dioxins The dioxin database includes data analysis, reports and publications on dioxins Source: Umweltbundesamt The term 'dioxin' commonly refers to a group of chlorinated dioxins and furans of similar chemical structure. The group of dioxin compounds consists of … mittels Betrachtung der emissionsseitigen und immissionsseitigen Kongenerenmuster Documents Comment on Dioxins and Dioxin-like PCBs in Food (427.77 kB) Background …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 04.12.2015

    Fate-study Irargol

    … Fate-study Irargol last update on 04.12.2015 Behaviour and fate of chemicals in aquatic systems Behaviour and fate of the algicide Irgarol in water and sediment of flowing and stagnant water systems Irgarol 1051® …