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  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … measures, behavioural precautions), flood preparation (flood forecasting, warning systems), event management (hazard prevention), and post-flood management, including … assess flood risk areas, the damage potential of flood events on human health, the environment, cultural heritage, economic activities and material assets is … flood hazard and risk maps (§ 74 WHG) Flood hazard and risk maps contain detailed information on the areal extent, water depth of flood events (visualization of the …

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    … houses. According to the CLP Regulation, the following hazard and safety information applies to formaldehyde: toxic if swallowed, toxic in contact with skin, … particularly low in emissions and pose significantly lower risks to health and the environment than comparable products. The award criteria for products labelled with …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and … projects on nanomaterials and other advanced materials listed below. For more information on these projects please refer to the research database … here is on assessing the mobility and degradability of the nanocarrier in aquatic systems as well as the non-intentional release of the active ingredient. The …

  • Article from 28.11.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2020

    Nanotechnology

    Nano structures

    … least one dimension. last update on 28.11.2019 Nanotechnology for mankind and the environment – Seize upon opportunities, reduce risks In other words, nanomaterials … mechanical engineering, the chemicals and food industries, and the biotech and environmental technology fields.  Nanotechnology can offer various environmental … risks and have to be reflected in the regulatory requirements. UBA seeks to provide information about the environmental and health aspects of nanotechnology, to narrow …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … sequence for apple crop on stream communities in mesocosms: negligible or notable? Environmental Sciences Europe (2023), 35:35, … the benthic community across different types of water bodies in the River Rhine system? In: Limnologica 71 (2018). doi:10.1016/j.limno.2018.1006.1001. Halim Dizer, … S., Feibicke, M., Haase, M., Freudig, J., Lukacs, G., Hofmann, C. (2005): An information system for accounting fate of man-induced substances and determining …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … referred to as Seveso poison after the chemical accident which polluted the environment in Seveso, Italy, in July 1976. The other 2,3,7,8 chlorinated dioxins … of air pollution by these substances used to be metal mining and waste incineration systems. Thanks to ambitious limit values and advanced technology, dioxin emissions … How is dioxin pollution manifested in the environment? For the sake of public information about the contamination of man and the environment by dioxins, the …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 04.12.2015

    Fate-study Irargol

    … Irargol last update on 04.12.2015 Behaviour and fate of chemicals in aquatic systems Behaviour and fate of the algicide Irgarol in water and sediment of flowing … Irgarol was applied to the artificial stream and pond mesocosm (FSA) of the Federal Environment Agency. The chemical's spread and fate as well as formation of … Organisms in the 21st Century SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms Informationen zu Chemikalien in Verbraucherprodukten Vom Stakeholderdialog zum …

  • Article from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 05.06.2015

    Effect study "Irgarol"

    … (harbours, marinas, etc). Most studies up to now have limited testing to marine environments and organisms. The effects of Irgarol on aquatic plants and freshwater … Organisms in the 21st Century SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms Informationen zu Chemikalien in Verbraucherprodukten Vom Stakeholderdialog zum … Products and Environmental Risks Tags biocide Irgarol artificial stream and pond system antifouling impact analysis … Pigment analyses of aufwuchs (biological …

  • Article from 20.01.2012 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Technology

    Graph of the individual components of artificial stream and pond system: measuring stage, ponds, platform ponds, channels, work platform Groove, screw pump, control room, online instruments

    … Technology Key elements of artificial stream and pond system Source: Vera Gutofski last update on 20.01.2012 Technical specifications The … for manual operation of the screw pumps and for operating the rough and fine dosing systems. The rough dosing systems are used to add large amounts of water, which can …

  • Article from 11.03.2014 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Projects

    … that published, provided that they are not directly linked, in the below list. System related investigations Waste water treatment investigations of pesticide … of new softener in PVC under natural-like conditions in a semi-terrestrial environment UBA Department II 2.5, Germany, 2023 Separation and recovery of microplastic model particles in simple and complex gravel/sediment systems TU Berlin, 2021-2022 The leaching of phthalates from PVC microplastics into …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    SAICM

    Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

    … SAICM SAICM works under the umbrella of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Source: zurbagan / Adobe Stock The Strategic Approach … for reporting on the implementation of the Strategic Approach in Germany. Further information can be found in the SAICM brochure . International chemicals and waste …

  • Article from 09.03.2012 | Last changed: 02.03.2016

    CLP Regulation

    … CLP Regulation The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) developed at UN level does … new CLP Regulation; Table 3.1 contains its "translations" according to GHS. Further information can be found on the website of the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki … understood as a "living document", i.e. it is still undergoing development. In the environment field in particular there is still much to do. The Federal Environment