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  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    … Source: Firma Busse We feel that it is essential that we at the UBA set a good example when it comes to environmental protection. And so we have set ourselves … and actions. We pursue these goals especially within our Agency and resolutely practice what we recommend to others for the promotion of long-term, environmentally …

  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … for all. Theme For our environment: We develop solutions for a healthy planet, a good quality of life for everyone and a sustainable world. Guiding principle … science-based advice and help with implementing sustainability policies into practice – for our environment. Guiding principle We develop ambitious environmental …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    … technology are reflected. It is only possible to depict installation designs as examples of "best available technology.” Natural hazards affecting specific … basis for taking forward the state of the art in safety technology and good management practice. Between 1980 and 2004, over 400 high-quality detailed reports on major …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … and development projects of the German Environment Agency please visit our sites Good to know and Research and development projects . Associated content Links UBA … and development projects of the German Environment Agency please visit our sites Good to know and Research and development projects . … Nanotechnology: Opportunities …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … research, and assist with the process of putting the findings of such research into practice. We are also active participants in commissions that promulgate rules and … the construction, quality and operations for various types of plant elements. For example, the law requires plant operators to conform with the state of the art in …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … to the Antarctic ), which applies for all the landing sites in the Antarctic. Practical details Tourists to Antarctica should exercise caution in general and … to the Antarctic ), which applies for all the landing sites in the Antarctic. Practical details Tourists to Antarctica should exercise caution in general and …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … have been studied and evaluated by environmental medicine and public health. For example it is beyond dispute that high levels of ozone in the air can aggravate … as to why environmental pollutants could play a role in these processes. For example, they can act directly on the brain or affect other organs or hormones … of environmental influences and pollutants during the course of an illness. For example, little is known about the role of air pollution exposure because diagnosing …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … environment are regulated in Germany by a number of central environmental laws, for example the Federal Nature Conservation Act, the Federal Soil Protection Act, the … environment are regulated in Germany by a number of central environmental laws, for example the Federal Nature Conservation Act, the Federal Soil Protection Act, the …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 19.09.2018

    Special Exposure Situations

    Smog during sunrise in Shanghai

    … use an "average" burden as a basis. The German Environmental Specimen Bank   is a good example. It is run by the German Environment Agency and financed by the Federal … of particulate matter are common or not. On the following pages you will find some examples of extreme exposures, their negative health effects and how to avoid or …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Environmental impact on people

    Eine Kuh grast auf einer Wiese, dahinter stehen Einfamilienhäuser. Hinter den Häuser ragen riesige qualmende Schornsteine empor.

    … as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related noise influence the living … as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related noise influence the living …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … concentrations which also have a cytotoxic effect, this effect characterises a “practical” threshold. Any risk in the concentration range of the defined “safe” … extremely low, cannot be distinguished from the background risk and is therefore "practically non-existent", according at least to the previous interpretation of the …