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  • Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 20.10.2016

    Harmful substance properties

    … properties When is a product considered low-polluting and low-emissions? What other environmental properties should a product have? Various evaluation methods are used … in products There are a number of different, complementary methods to evaluate the environmental and health-related properties of products throughout the product life …

  • Article from 28.03.2014 | Last changed: 28.03.2014

    Toxic substances in products

    two little boys are playing with plastic toys on the floor

    … or rubber boots: toxic substances can be found in almost everything. The purpose of environmental and health protection is to steadily reduce the number of toxic … and products. It requires a great deal of expertise and knowledge of the market. Information must be available on the hazardous properties of these substances, their …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … but instead form part of a complex structure of ecological interactions Ecosystems have a high absorption capacity and ability to regenerate, but they too have … carried out in the EU. Raising soil consciousness Experience has shown that our environmental dilemma cannot be solved through laws and administrative measures …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Benzene

    Zapfsäule einer Tankstelle mit drei Benzinzapfhähnen

    … from 2000 onwards can be found (station-by-station). Associated content Documents Informationsblatt Benzol (65.90 kB) Information on benzene (65.41 kB) Related contents Rechtliche Grundlagen der …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    environmental pollution. The EU’s CORINE Land Cover (CLC, Coordination of Information on the Environment) program provides harmonized and thus comparable land … data for Germany, via the CLC program CLC provides a trans-national concept and system for gathering and assessing land cover and changes therein. This pan-European data gathering process, which is based on geographical information compiled via satellite, began in the 1990s on a 1:10000 …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 11.08.2020

    Environmental Specimen Bank

    photo of a women working in the Environmental specimen bank

    Environmental Specimen Bank Environmental Specimen Bank: Ice cold in the name of … in Germany at a specific point in time. last update on 10.08.2020 Scientists systematically take environmental specimen from representative ecosystems in … populations at regular intervals, Long-term storage of the samples without loss of information, To document the subjects’ living conditions by means of a standardised …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … Use of wide flotation tires Reduced tire pressure Use of a central tire inflation system when switching from tillage to road operation Avoiding the use of narrow or … over fields with empty equipment Increased tillage widths Creation of driving path systems Adapting furrow lengths to vehicle harvesting capacity Avoiding forestry and …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … Helpful hints on gaining recognition Useful information for environmental associations seeking recognition according to the …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act The Environmental Appeals Act grants associations special … to the Aarhus Convention, an international convention which regulates access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations

    Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations Logo of the competent authority for … can be requested from the respective competent authorities or on their websites. Information and links are at the bottom of the list of associations recognised by …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … pollutants can seep into the groundwater or are uptaken by plants, they can pose an environmental and health risk. last update on 26.02.2014 A pollutant is a chemical …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … last update on 09.03.2021 Development and challenges from the perspective of environmental protection and resource conservation In 1982 the German federal … the management of longterm consequences after the end of mining activities. Legal system and connecting links for environmental protection and resource conservation A …