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  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials Even today, harmful formaldehyde from wood-based materials and other products is still offgassing into indoor air. Low-emission products are … carried out by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in 2006 to the effect that here the proportion of German households in which the guideline value is …

  • Article from 26.04.2012 | Last changed: 20.09.2013

    Clean air plans

    … According to Community law, all EU Member States are required to set up clean air and action plans if air quality thresholds are exceeded. In Germany, public … e.g. procurement of buses with particle filters, into their invitations to tender for public transport services. One ‘short-term’ measure in action plans often … to commercial vehicles). ‘Short-term’ measures in this sense mean that they take effect within a short period of time, but in fact usually become effective in the …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    Air Quality Control in Europe last update on 26.03.2024 Further information Industrial … Reinhaltung der Luft, TA Luft) lay down requirements for such model calculations, and similar provisions are in place in other countries. However, it is the TA Luft …

  • Article from 01.02.2016 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Low-emission zones in Germany

    Road sign for  a low-emission zone

    … Low-emission zones in Germany Road sign for a low-emission zone Source: Denis Junker / Fotolia.com last update on 01.02.2016 Limit values on particulate matter have been in effect in EU law since 1 January 2005. A yearly average of 40 microgrammes per cubic … days. The German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) compiles the data reported by federal states and municipalities on their low emission zones. The …

  • Article from 25.05.2011 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Quality assurance principles

    … of specialised institutes, ring tests among accredited measuring institutes for measurement tasks in the field of emission and ambient air quality monitoring. … on and traceable to these standards. The objective is to harmonise air quality data within Germany so that data from the entire country is based on a consistent … Capability (CMC) in Annex C to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures database ( BIPM ). The EU Reference Laboratory has proved successful since 1999 in …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … of total inputs 1995-2014 Source: Umweltbundesamt last update on 13.11.2023 Forms of reactive nitrogen Reactive nitrogen, unlike nonreactive molecular nitrogen (N 2 ), is in a great many organic and inorganic substance compounds and of vital importance to all life processes. The … nitrogen oxide emissions and the release of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere. Effects of reactive nitrogen The excessive release of reactive nitrogen compounds …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … Ozone Ozone is a colourless and toxic gas, and one of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere. The … leaf damage, and long term exposure affects growth and crop yield. Thresholds, target values and long-term objectives An information threshold of 180 µg/m 3 and an alert threshold of 240 µg/m 3 applies for

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Particulate matter (PM10)

    … be caused by human activity: Particulate matter can originate from energy supply and industrial processes, metal and steel production as well as the reloading of bulk material or it can be of natural origin, for example as a result of soil erosion. In agglomerations road traffic is the … Belastung der Bevölkerung durch Feinstaub (PM2,5) Related publications Air Quality 2019 Tags fine dust limit value for fine particles … Particulate matter …

  • Article from 21.05.2015 | Last changed: 21.05.2015

    UMID: Notes for authors

    UMID: Notes for authors last update on 21.05.2015 General The UMID publishes both submissions solicited by the editors and unsolicited submissions of original articles. The posts should be clearly … an easily comprehensible manner. Each post is checked by the Editorial Committee before publication in a qualified internal peer review process. Previously published …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service In the context of climate change, alternative protein sources are … for synergetic noise protection +++ April 2023 MAIN TOPIC: Diclofenac: small effect for humans – big damage for the environment +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Occurence … municipal heat-health action plans published | Childhood obesity prevention: Which data on a small scale are available on prevalence and determinants in Germany? | …

  • Article from 17.09.2009 | Last changed: 22.07.2020

    Climate and greenhouse effect

    sun and blue sky

    Climate and greenhouse effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory video: … of what nowadays is Germany under a sheet of ice and with catastrophic consequences for all existing life forms at the time. Research in the field of palaeoclimatology …

  • Article from 10.08.2017 | Last changed: 15.03.2019

    telegram: environment+health

    title telegram environment + health

    … telegram environment + health Source: Kerstin Gebuhr / Umweltbundesamt Looking for answers to questions about health-related environmental problems - this is our daily work. In our telegram: environment + health, we provided Information to you from 2008 to 2017. last update on 10.08.2017 telegram: … compact information about new developments in the field of environmental health and environmental medicine. We presented articles on current health-related …