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  • Article from 03.02.2022 | Last changed: 12.08.2025

    Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)

    Logo des Programms GAW und der WMO OMM

    … German Weather Service , the Federal Environment Agency and a number of research institutes. The Global station Zugspitze/Hohenpeissenberg consists of the two … (dinitrogen oxide, N 2 O) Volatile Organic Compounds , VOC . Special centralized institutions known as World Calibration Centres (WCC) have been set up under GAW …

  • Article from 20.10.2017 | Last changed: 15.01.2019

    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Drinking-water Hygiene

    flag of the World Health Organization

    … Drinking-water Hygiene All over the world, national public authorities and research institutes support the work of the WHO. Source: cuneyt / Fotolia.com All over the … Centre on drinking-water hygiene. WHO Collaborating Centres are national institutions, e.g. public authorities or research institutes that support the WHO …

  • Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

    Resource use and its consequences

    construction of a pipeline

    … efforts on the part of companies that engage in mining and similar operations to institute sustainable development are few and far between. Moreover, in some states … efforts on the part of companies that engage in mining and similar operations to institute sustainable development are few and far between. Moreover, in some states …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

    Käse, aus Plastikfolie ausgewickelt

    … wrapped in plastic films. Source: Ars Ulrikusch/FOTOLIA.com FAQ of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) last … for consumers from phthalate absorption from food and other sources? The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment BfR has estimated DEHP intake as a means of … human health environmental specimen bank plasticiser phthalate … FAQ of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) … …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Permitting procedure in Germany

    … a permit are based on relevant sections of the AIEP and opinions of the stakeholder institutions and states party to the treaty. The UBA has done a large number of … a permit are based on relevant sections of the AIEP and opinions of the stakeholder institutions and states party to the treaty. The UBA has done a large number of …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Inspections in the Antarctic

    2013 South African-German inspection group

    … partner in the latest inspection was South Africa, with whom the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centrum for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has engaged in … partner in the latest inspection was South Africa, with whom the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centrum for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has engaged in …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 04.05.2020

    International policy and knowledge transfer

    People working on a presentation

    … policy and knowledge transfer UBA supports the development of human resources and institutional capacities in the environmental sector in its partner countries in a … “. This group of experts with representatives from Indian and German research institutes and political think tanks provides a platform for exchanging views on the …

  • Article from 10.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

    New Concepts for European Construction Product Standards

    … manufacturers omit routine tests for emissions and contaminants? The think tank Öko-Institut explores these questions in a study commissioned by UBA. The study focuses … are already in use for fire resistance performance in European standards. The Öko-Institut report is based on the assumption that for a WT status a satisfactory … for example, for glass panes. For formulation-based products, the Öko-Institut recommends including substance-related product definitions or appropriate …

  • Article from 29.09.2015 | Last changed: 29.09.2015

    Odours from building products

    a young woman takes a smell at one of different glass plungers which are set out in a row

    … person conducting an odour assessment in the laboratory Source: Hermann-Rietschel-Institut der TU Berlin Refurbishing is fun and it beautifies the home. However, … measuring method available up to now. Two UBA projects by the Hermann Rietschel Institute (HRI) of the Technical University Berlin, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the RWTH Aachen University …

  • Article from 02.09.2013 | Last changed: 25.03.2014

    Environmental product declarations for construction products

    … of Environment Product Declarations. The UBA is active on the Advisory Board of the Institute Construction and Environment e.V. (IBU), the main provider of EPD in … of Environment Product Declarations. The UBA is active on the Advisory Board of the Institute Construction and Environment e.V. (IBU), the main provider of EPD in …

  • Article from 06.03.2013 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings

    Logo of the Blue Angel ecolabel

    … the Federal Environment Agency in cooperation with consumer associations, measuring institutions and published as award criteria. Thermal insulation materials for … the Federal Environment Agency in cooperation with consumer associations, measuring institutions and published as award criteria. Thermal insulation materials for …