… and environmental concentrations is essential to assess the risk these chemicals may pose and determine if regulatory action is required. In this study… Series Texte …

… reduction at risk The use of pesticides is to be halved by 2030, according to the draft EU regulation on pesticide reduction. This goal is to be verified using …

… Several million buildings in Germany built or refurbished before October 1993 may still contain asbestos today. A new guideline offers advice, especially to … Environment at municipal level National alliance champions more use of the bio-bin May 11 2020 marks the launch of this year's "Biowaste Bin Campaign” (Aktion Biotonne …

… declining numbers of both insects and the farmland birds that rely on them as food may be a consequence of the large-scale use of pesticides. A new legal report … Answers to frequently asked questions to Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) In May 2013 the chemical hexabromocyclododecane, or HBCD, was identified as a …

… UBA News Dear readers, Online shopping is not always bad for the environment – it may even be more climate-friendly than driving a car to a shop. But what and how we … Environment Agency (UBA) with the aim to identify and describe the entities that may provide financial support to developing countries and countries with economies …

… energy which are not compensated by innovations such as lower energy use. UBA has drafted policy recommendations that will be fed into the European debate about the …

… of each data set are displayed prominently, as well as for example how the data may be used. This user-friendly design aims to create an easy access to existing …

… noise protection. read more (in German) Symposium “Indoor air 2024” From 6 to 8 May 2024, the symposium “Innenraumluft 2024 - Messen, Bewerten und Gesundes Wohnen” … Plastics Fund launches on 1 April 2024 The Single-Use Plastic Fund Act passed on 15 May 2023 obliges manufacturers to bear the costs of their single-use plastic …

… on the EU HAZBREF project, which the German Environment Agency played a key role in drafting, makes suggestions for more systematic approach. read more (in German) UBA …