… bodies. A passage running beneath the pond allows drainage control and sampling of bank filtrates. The maximum overall capacity of each pond is around 55,000 litres. … data sheet. Indoor ponds Source: UBA Pond impressions with vegetation along their banks Source: UBA Schema of a pond of the FSA Source: UBA Download image (68.87 kB) …

… and carries out administrative activities. UBA is National Focal Point for SAICM In Germany, the Federal Environment Agency ( UBA ) acts as German National Focal Point (NFP) for SAICM. In close cooperation with the German Ministry for the Environment ( BMUV ) and using the broad expertise of UBA, …

… can be found on the Stockholm Convention website. The national law on POPs The German Federal Republic was among the first parties to ratify both treaties, which … into national law ( BGBl II S. 803 vom 16. April 2002 ). In consequence, Germany is legally bound to fulfill its commitments to both treaties. The Regulation … in the Protocol on POPs and the Stockholm Convention is already prohibited in Germany. Therefore, the work of the Federal Environment Agency focuses on the …

… stream and pond system (“Fließ- und Stillgewässer-Simulationsanlage” – FSA) of the German Federal Environment Agency’s field station in Berlin-Marienfelde is one of … procedures for substances and mixtures (formulations). It also provides the Federal Environmental Ministry with scientific assistance in developing and consolidating …

… REACH also addresses other problems. It grants consumers a right to information in German about chemicals in articles. The communication of information along the … aim to substitute Substances of Very High Concern. The authorisation procedure in German is another means of chemicals regulation. Associated content Links European … Chemicals Agency ECHA Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Help desk of all German federal agencies Workshop series: REACH in practice (in German) Friends of …

… in the 1990s, public debate also focused on contraceptive hormones and the environmental impact of pharmaceutical residues. There was also concern that … The applicant conducts the tests and submits the results to UBA for review. The German Drug Act provides the statutory basis and makes provisions for the protection … transport simulation of pharmaceutical active substances into groundwater via bank filtration Monographs of Environmental Data for Active Substances in Veterinary …