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  • Article from 05.09.2019 | Last changed: 05.09.2019

    Environmental Medicine Commission

    Environmental Medicine Commission The work of the Environmental Medicine Commission is of great importance not only … Agency, but also for other environmental medical authorities and offices with an advisory function, not to mention clinics and practices. last update on 05.09.2019 … health problems. Associated content Links RobertKoch-Institut (in German) Related contents Umweltmedizin Epigenetik Deutsche Umweltstudie zur …

  • Article from 15.09.2023 | Last changed: 15.09.2023

    Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission)

    A rubber glove coated hand removes a test tube out of a  test tube rack.

    … Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission) The commission advises the Federal Environment Agency in questions of human biomonitoring. Source: angellodeco / … on 15.09.2023 Principle considerations The mandate of the “HBM Commission” of the German Federal Environment Agency is to advice the president and staff of the agency …

  • Article from 30.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    Indoor Air Hygiene Commission

    A modern livingroom

    … Indoor Air Hygiene Commission The IRK developes recommendations on various issues and problems concerning indoor … come predominantly from scientific institutions and competent state authorities in Germany. Membership of the IRK is honorary. Representatives of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) take …

  • Article from 27.10.2022 | Last changed: 27.10.2022

    WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management

    Schild des WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control

    … CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control Source: Catrin Zigelski / UBA The WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control … with WHO EURO in Copenhagen is organised through the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (WHO ECEH), which from 1991 to 2000 was located in the … since 2001 has been based in Bonn, with the financial and logistical support of the German Ministry for the Environment. The WHO CC serves as the "switchboard" for …

  • Article from 14.06.2017 | Last changed: 23.06.2017

    Survey 1990-1992 in Comparison with Survey 1997-1999

    pedestrians are crossing a street on an cross-walk

    … Many contaminants were determined in both surveys and were compared to each other. Source: Radu Razvan / Fotolia.com last update on 14.06.2017 Trends One of the … years old population. Data from 1997-1999 was only recalculated for subjects with German nationality. Data from 1990-1992 were weighted using population data from the 1998 German Microcensus. The following substances were analysed in both surveys: arsenic …

  • Article from 21.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Precautionary principle

    … Precautionary principle last update on 21.01.2021 Once damage to the environment has already occurred, the only option is to put it right by … The precautionary principle is the guiding principle of environmental policy at German, EU and international levels. As such it plays a central role in …

  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    The Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)

    skyscrapers with glass fronts and urban canyons

    The Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) Non-specific afflictions experienced by people who … investigate the phenomenon of SBS and its causes. The most well-known of these in Germany is the ProKlimA-Study in which the University of Jena and research partners … of indoor air, for example with volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in German ( VOC and SVOC), infestation with microorganisms and other factors were …

  • Article from 11.05.2017 | Last changed: 11.05.2017

    German Environmental Survey, GerES

    Collage

    German Environmental Survey, GerES The environmental survey investigates the exposure of …

  • Article from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Project DEMOCOPHES

    Mutter und Kind beim Memory-Spielen, die Mutter deckt ein Kärtchen mit einer Schlange auf, der Junge schaut neugierig unter die Karte, bevor sie ganz aufgedeckt ist

    … Project DEMOCOPHES For the study, mothers and children were examined who were at the same residence for … or air). An interview with the mothers, relating, among other things, to the living environment, diet and eyposure-related behaviours, helps to explain the exposure … was carried out only in selected regions of the 17 participating countries. In Germany these were Bochum and the Hochsauerland district. DEMOCOPHES was co-financed …