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  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Compost and sewage sludge

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … The quantities of biowaste and sewage sludge that may be applied are limited. For example, a maximum of five tons of dried sewage sludge per hectare may be applied … The quantities of biowaste and sewage sludge that may be applied are limited. For example, a maximum of five tons of dried sewage sludge per hectare may be applied …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Fertilizer

    Großaufnahme eines Traktors, der auf einem Feld Gülle ausfährt

    … also contain heavy metals that are not needed by plants. These include, for example, lead, cadmium, nickel, mercury, arsenic, and uranium in varying amounts. … (especially zinc and copper, and in pig manure also arsenic) can be caused, for example, by additives used in animal feed. All heavy metals are toxic in high … Practice in Fertilization (Fertilizer Ordinance, DüV). These include, for example, regulations for determining fertilizer requirements, application times, …

  • Article from 08.09.2025 | Last changed: 08.09.2025

    Pesticides

    Spray device on the tractor

    … neighboring riparian habitats or water bodies both when applied to the field, for example through drift of spray agents or contaminated seed dust, and later through … neighboring riparian habitats or water bodies both when applied to the field, for example through drift of spray agents or contaminated seed dust, and later through …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … risks can also arise from “indirect water reuse” (or “de facto reuse”) for example when surface water that contains large shares of treated wastewater … risks can also arise from “indirect water reuse” (or “de facto reuse”) for example when surface water that contains large shares of treated wastewater …

  • Article from 08.10.2021 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Joint research project on decentralized water reuse

    Taking lysimeter cores in a field to analyze water balance and transport processes.

    … causing acute regional water shortages which can lead to competition for water, for example between drinking water supply and agricultural irrigation. Decentralized … causing acute regional water shortages which can lead to competition for water, for example between drinking water supply and agricultural irrigation. Decentralized …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … at education, the transfer of certain skills or motivation for certain actions, for example. Serious games combine typical game elements such as fun, competition and an appealing game world with educational content, for example. They therefore offer an innovative opportunity to promote sustainable … around the research project and the “Little Impacts” game. These include, for example Teaching materials for use in secondary schools (education for sustainable …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    Projects

    … their alternatives” Regular meetings with different stakeholder associations (for example chemical and non-chemical industry, pest controllers, trade, municipalities, … their alternatives” Regular meetings with different stakeholder associations (for example chemical and non-chemical industry, pest controllers, trade, municipalities, …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … joint effects. This is described by the term combined effect or joint effect. For example, laboratory studies demonstrated that chemicals in mixtures can cause … do not influence each other in their mode of action. Interactions can occur, for example, when a substance promotes the uptake of another substance in the organism … joint effects. This is described by the term combined effect or joint effect. For example, laboratory studies demonstrated that chemicals in mixtures can cause …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Permitting research projects on marine geoengineering

    … for the enforcement of environmental law on land and in coastal waters, for example in the areas of water law, nature conservation law and pollution control. … for the enforcement of environmental law on land and in coastal waters, for example in the areas of water law, nature conservation law and pollution control. …

  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    … and aims to identify pathways for more ambitious action and support, as well as examples of good practices. The three phases last a total of two and a half years; … and aims to identify pathways for more ambitious action and support, as well as examples of good practices. The three phases last a total of two and a half years; …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … distance retailers with storage area larger than 400 square meters. They can, for example, offer free return options or cooperate with the stationary trade. Smaller … the requirements of the various devices in terms of recycling and handling. For example, large devices and battery operated devices are separated from small ones, … procedures vary greatly from one type of product to another in certain cases. For example, the refrigerant and oil mixture is suctioned out of a refrigerator’s …