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  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment In Germany there are EU-wide environmental quality standards and national environmental quality standards for the …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … 240 μg/m 3 (1 hour value) is in force. The EU Directive found its implementation in German Immission Control Law. According to this regulation, the general public has … with the following scientific facts: In the VDI guideline 2310 (Association of German Engineers, 2001) a short-term MIK value (0.5 h) (Maximum Immission … 240 μg/m 3 (1 hour value) is in force. The EU Directive found its implementation in German Immission Control Law. According to this regulation, the general public has …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    … popular among teenagers and young adults. In 2015 more than 100 events were held in Germany and in 2014 more than 250,000 people had visited these events. Loud techno … declared differently (e.g. “conforms to the EU cosmetic regulations” or “made in Germany according to strict quality standards”). However, up to now a uniform legal …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … on 11.04.2025 Monitoring the North Sea and Baltic Sea Data on the status of the German marine areas in the North Sea and Baltic Sea are regularly collected as part … example, provide information on the sources of nutrient and contaminant inputs. The German Environment Agency is constantly developing its modelling capacities as part … and priority hazardous substances are monitored and assessed on the basis of environmental quality standards (EQS). The assessment of compliance with the EQS for …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … maritime policy.. last update on 02.02.2022 Facts about maritime shipping and its environmental impact About 6,000 years ago, ships took up conquering the oceans and … 2,000 vessels cross the Baltic Sea each day at any time. In close vicinity to the German coast, maritime shipping in the North Sea masses in the Southern German Bight … ecosystems are to be found, e.g. the Wadden Sea and its eelgrass meadows or mussel banks. Heavy maritime traffic and especially shipping accidents releasing vast …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … urgently needed, everyone can contribute to effective marine conservation by making environmentally conscious choices when consuming fish and seafood . The oceans also … of World War II. Large amounts of ammunition and sunken wrecks lie on the seabed of German coastal waters. These pose a threat not only to marine ecosystems but also to …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA The German Environment Agency is committed to protecting the oceans, which are more … at local, national, regional and global levels. It has been shown that a poor environmental status of the seas and coasts also has a negative impact on their …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … into 6 main parameters, which can again be grouped into the three areas bed, banks, and land. Mapping of medium to large watercourses largely corresponds to the … of substances and PBT assessment Third assessment of the eutrophication status of German coastal and marine waters 2006 – 2014 in the North Sea according to the OSPAR …

  • Article from 15.09.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Assessment of watercourses

    two women are fishing in the water to take some samples

    … watercourses Taking samples to examine the water quality Source: Hoffmann / UBA In Germany the Federal States (Länder) have the responsibility for monitoring and … Water Framework Directive). Chemical status is determined from the defined EU-wide environmental quality standards .There are two classes of chemical status. If the …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … effects are to be avoided. Higher risk of heart attack The relationship between environmental noise, noise in the work place, and heart attacks (myocardial … the unhappy conclusion that around three per cent of all cases of heart attack in Germany are caused by road traffic noise. Noise protection If at all possible, …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Overview

    … project 200 43 256, "development of a model-based assessment system for regulatory environmental protection", Janicke Consulting on behalf of the German Environment Agency, UBA). The program package AUSTAL2000 is a tool for …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023

    Risk management in river basins

    … explosion at a trichlorophenol plant poisoned hundreds of residents. In reaction, Germany adopted the Major Accidents Ordinance in 1980, and the EU followed in 1982 … of airborne emissions and the hazards of fire and explosions. The significance of environmental protection – and the protection of ground and surface water in …