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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.

    … as chemicals, heavy metals and pharmaceutical residues that are hazardous to the environment and human health. last update on 28.08.2025 Introduction Composted … fertility of the soil, the health of humans, animals, and plants, or endanger ecosystems. The Fertilizer Ordinance therefore sets minimum requirements for labeling, …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Fertilizer

    Großaufnahme eines Traktors, der auf einem Feld Gülle ausfährt

    … Plants absorb nutrients and trace elements from the soil through their root system. The humus content of the soil plays a central role in this process. Humus is … natural raw materials and are available as single or multiple nutrient fertilizers. Environmental impact If handled improperly, the storage and application of …

  • Article from 08.09.2025 | Last changed: 08.09.2025

    Pesticides

    Spray device on the tractor

    … unwanted weeds, or storage pests. Plant protection products are relevant to the environment because they can enter neighboring riparian habitats or water bodies … of pesticides on the seasonal availability and diversity of flowers. Detailed information on this topic can be found on our pesticide topic pages and in our …

  • Article from 29.01.2019 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Ecological impact of farming

    Tractor with tow tube

    … Ecological impact of farming The drag hose prevents environmental pollution Source: stefanthiermayer / Fotolia.com Germany’s farming … enclosed spaces found in factories and instead carry out their activities in open systems. Mechanized tilling and harvesting, as well as fertilizers and pesticides, …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … “/ only in German). 2016 UBA has published a study on framework conditions for an environmentally friendly use of reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation (for an …

  • 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.

    … by seven research institutes and companies in cooperation with the German Environment Agency. Climatic changes are increasingly causing acute regional water … Prof. Dr. Christof Engels (christof.engels@agrar.hu-berlin.de) Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Department of Analytical Chemistry , contact: …

  • Article from 18.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    EU Regulation on Minimum Requirements for Water Reuse

    … the uptake of water reuse while ensuring the safety of human health and the environment and promoting circular economy. The regulation adds to already existing … and quality of the reclaimed water, the permits and compliance in the water reuse systems. The European Commission has published Guidelines to support the application …

  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … its sustainable management, designed to protect waterbodies as an element of the ecosystem as a basic necessity for human life as a habitat for animals and plants  as a … declined by about 15 % due to water saving household- and sanitation technologies, information and awareness raising among citizens as well as due to a water tariff … The WFD is supplemented by its “daughter” directives ( Groundwater Directive , Environmental Quality Standards Directive ). Other water related key directives …

  • Article from 21.12.2022 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    Extreme Events / Climate Change

    … Change Although often ignored, the effects of climate change impact the physical environment, the ecosystems and the human societies in Germany already today. Extensive changes have …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … pandemic. The research project “Serious Gaming and Sustainability” of the German Environment Agency takes a look approaches to the use of games. The project has … the potential to provide increasingly significant means of access to environmental information and education for the general public. They also offer the potential to … Project aims and duration The contractors Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and others together with UBA explored the potential of (serious) games …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    International information offers

    International information offers To support an exchange of information between the EU Member …   Austria German Description of closed circuit system for biocidal products https://www.health.belgium.be/en/closed-circuit Belgium …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    Non-biocidal substitution for biocidal antifouling coatings

    … the comparative assessments of biocidal antifouling coatings. This website provides information on substitutes for biocidal antifouling. last update on 23.11.2022 … biocidal antifoulings and their unintended effects on non-target organisms and the environment to the minimum necessary. This is especially of relevance for products … criteria. For biocidal antifoulings, non-biocidal underwater coatings, cleaning systems or systems preventing contact of the moored ship to organisms may be …