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  • Article from 20.01.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Entry, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environm

    Photo of digestion towers reflected in the secondary clarifier of a wastewater treatment plant

    … designed to interfere with the regulatory mechanisms of organisms. They can, for example, influence metabolism, disrupt hormonal balance, or alter cell-to-cell … reduced sperm mobility, or the development of intersex characteristics. Another example is the painkiller diclofenac, which damages internal organs such as the … microorganisms have also repeatedly been detected in the environment, for example in rivers and streams downstream of sewage treatment plant effluents, which …

  • Article from 24.04.2025 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    CASRI report on enhancing Ethics, Gender Equality, and Diversity

    stylized people in different colors

    … equal opportunities to contribute, lead, and succeed. This approach sets a powerful example for future research and innovation initiatives, demonstrating that true … equal opportunities to contribute, lead, and succeed. This approach sets a powerful example for future research and innovation initiatives, demonstrating that true …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example ‘coastal and marine protection’

    Effects chain – Example ‘coastal and marine protection’ 2023 Monitoring Report on … proportion of land protection dykes without a safety deficit increased to 81.7 %. … Effects chain – Example ‘coastal and marine protection’

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example ‘water balance and water management’

    Effects chain – Example ‘water balance and water management’ 2023 Monitoring Report … bodies and for measures required in respect of water-sensitive urban development. … Effects chain – Example ‘water balance and water management’

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example from the ‘human health’ action field

    Effects chain – Example from the ‘human health’ action field 2023 Monitoring Report … temperature also entailed an increase in the frequency of temperature extremes. For example, the frequency of hot days with a maximum temperature of at least 30 °C has …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 01.07.2025

    Structural policy for the socio-ecological transformation

    … in Germany and Europe. Many sectors of the economy are facing major changes. For example, in the future they will no longer be able to emit as large a volume of … in Germany and Europe. Many sectors of the economy are facing major changes. For example, in the future they will no longer be able to emit as large a volume of …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … the admissible range of test conditions. The figure below illustrates as an example the cumulated amounts of TOC (total organic carbon in mg/m2 over the test … the admissible range of test conditions. The figure below illustrates as an example the cumulated amounts of TOC (total organic carbon in mg/m2 over the test …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … What can circular and resource-efficient leisure activities look like and what examples of best practice already exist? Approach The project starts with an … workshop events. These will take place in spring and autumn 2026 . Best practice examples complement the recommendations for the need for action in the leisure …

  • Article from 24.09.2015 | Last changed: 24.09.2015

    Plant protection products

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … plants or plant products from harm caused by animals (insects and rodents, for example) or diseases such as fungal infestation. Products which are used to … storage or use of a product). The product itself is used in various forms, for example as spraying agents for seed treatment or in granular form. According to the … plants or plant products from harm caused by animals (insects and rodents, for example) or diseases such as fungal infestation. Products which are used to …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

    A woman in the apron of the chemistry works in the laboratory. You are filled with liquid glass vessels

    … districts. The research they do provides answers to questions concerning, for example, the environmental behaviour of chemicals in the environment. The laboratory … Products Directive , Infection Protection Act ). Experimental research is done for example to support the further development of policies, test guidelines and testing … to the OECD. The laboratory also carries out ecotoxicological experiments, for example in the assessment of the interactive effects of multiple chemicals. Trace …

  • Article from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Risks and opportunities in responding to the coronavirus crisis

    … together in slums. The situation in refugee camps looks even worse; in Idlib, for example. We are aware that socioeconomic turmoil leads to violence, as a result of … circumstances. The radical measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading are examples of such changes. We went through a similar experience in the global …

  • Article from 16.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    COVID-19: let’s make sure we don’t learn the wrong lesson

    … system in which each part influences all the others. It would be disastrous, for example, to put on hold our attempts to control global climate change whilst we deal … system in which each part influences all the others. It would be disastrous, for example, to put on hold our attempts to control global climate change whilst we deal …