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Article from 08.10.2021 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

Joint research project on decentralized water reuse

… experiments by seven research institutes and companies in cooperation with the German Environment Agency. Climatic changes are increasingly causing acute regional … Prof. Dr. Christof Engels (christof.engels@agrar.hu-berlin.de) Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Department of Analytical Chemistry , contact: … experiments by seven research institutes and companies in cooperation with the German Environment Agency. Climatic changes are increasingly causing acute regional …
Article from 18.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

EU Regulation on Minimum Requirements for Water Reuse

… and promoting circular economy. The regulation adds to already existing EU environmental legislation as the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive ( 91/271/EWG … way – the scope of the EU regulation. Scope of EU Regulation on Water Reuse Source: German Environment Agency The core provision related to the EU regulation The …
Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

Water Resource Management

… water usage With potential available water resources of 188 billion cubic metres, Germany is a country rich in water resources. In 2016, a total volume of 24 billion m³ water was abstracted in Germany. The largest volume of water was abstracted by energy suppliers at 12.7 … 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 impact the physical environment, the ecosystems and the human societies in Germany already today. Extensive changes have been observed during the last 30 … and the economy. To assess the effects of climate change on the water sector in Germany, there is an extensive summary within the ‘ report on climate change ‘ issued by the German Federal States' Working Group on Water in the year 2020 (LAWA; report in …
Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

Serious Gaming and Sustainability

… COVID-19 pandemic. The research project “Serious Gaming and Sustainability” of the German Environment Agency takes a look approaches to the use of games. The project … developments: The Digital Policy Agenda for the Environment package of measures “Environmental Policy 4.0” strives to establish digital tools for education and …
Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

International information offers

… Austrian network on disinfection https://www.biozide.at/top-navi/desnet Austria German Use of rodenticides in Austria https://www.biozide.at/bp/nationale-info/spezifika Austria German WIDES-Database on procurement of suitable disinfectants (City of Vienna) https://www.wien.gv.at/umweltschutz/oekokauf/desinfektionsmittel/ Austria German Description of closed circuit system for biocidal products …
Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

Non-biocidal alternatives as substituts for insecticides

… independently evaluated according to two different “Blue Angel” eco-labels of the German Federal Government, both including criteria on evaluation of efficacy. Blue … independently evaluated according to two different “Blue Angel” eco-labels of the German Federal Government, both including criteria on evaluation of efficacy. Blue …
Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

Non-biocidal alternatives as substitution options for rodenticide

… in two different approaches: according to the eco-label “Blue Angel” of the German Federal Government and the list according to §18 of the German Infectious Disease Act, both including criteria on efficacy and humanness. … products awarded with the eco-label are published on the website of the Blue Angel. German Infectious Disease Act §18 of the German Infectious Disease Act foresees …
Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

Non-biocidal substitution options for curative wood preservatives

… are already independently evaluated according to the eco-label “Blue Angel” of the German Federal Government, including criteria on efficacy. Blue Angel The Blue Angel … are already independently evaluated according to the eco-label “Blue Angel” of the German Federal Government, including criteria on efficacy. Blue Angel The Blue Angel …
Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

Projects

… Projects To support a sustainable management of harmful organisms, the German Environment Agency (UBA) conducted and still conducts several projects. last … Testing of non-chemical alternatives (rodent traps) for listing according to §18 German Infection Protection Act (ongoing, only German) Eco-label “Blue Angel” on low-impact pest control (incl. efficacy …
Article from 21.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

Reference Values for Assessing Micropollutants in Water Bodies

… was chosen by the “Federal Strategy on Micropollutants” Stakeholder Dialogue (in German) : If a micropollutant found in water bodies fulfils one or more of the … micropollutant. For this approach, a risk assessment can be useful, i.e., the German Centre for Micropollutants compares the concentration of the micropollutant … of time but not more than 10 µg/l. More on the HRIV (in German) Surface Water ⁠Environmental Quality Standard ⁠ (EQS) The environmental quality standard (EQS) is …
Article from 18.10.2022 | Last changed: 25.08.2023

Committee for the Identification of Relevant Micropollutants

… is made up of up to 15 experts from authorities, industry, academia, environmental and water associations. The committee meets at regular intervals to … their environmental relevance to water bodies on the basis of proposals from the German Centre for Micropollutants (SZB). last update on 18.10.2022 Of the many …