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  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … in December 2000, takes an integrative holistic approach. It combines ecological values with economic principles and is the first EU-wide binding regulation that … on market structures and pricing. ECJ ruling on water services On September 11, 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed the European Commission's action … stakeholders or the general public in the form of external costs. The EU MSFD CIS Guide to Economic and Social Analysis presents three possible approaches to …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … However, the results differ considerably depending on the region and season (IPCC 2014). In addition, to the intensification of the hydrological cycle, the weakening … in the water balance and human intervention in the course of water bodies, property values in former floodplains and inundation areas are increasing. This contributes …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … On o fit ist the chemical water quality classification. last update on 30.11.2014 Chemical assessment methods A wide range of substances from households, … the aquatic environment (Directive 2006/11/EC, formerly: 76/464) and the action value for nitrate 50 mg/l nitrate under the EU Nitrates Directive. The provisions of … levels algae, amphipods and fish are compiled, and the most sensitive of these values is selected. However, as organisms in nature may be more sensitive than those …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … order to help you to reach a decision. Background information In their air quality guidelines the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a guideline value of 100 μg/m³ ozone (8-hour average) for health protection. The EU Directive … public has to be informed about the risks of outdoor physical activities when ozone values exceed 180 µg/m 3 . People with a “known sensitivity to ozone” are advised to …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    … 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 music and … 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 music and …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … and hydrographic data. Fixed buoys measure hydrographic and physico-chemical values in continuous operation. The large-scale distribution of macroalgae, seagrass … of transitional and coastal waters every six years on the basis of threshold values and limit values defined in the OGewV. No transitional waters are defined in …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … , Umweltbundesamt, 2016 , CO2 emissions from maritime traffic , Third IMO GHG Study 2014 . Maritime Transport Regulations Since maritime transport is globally oriented, … opportunity of designating Emission Control Areas (ECAs) where more stringent limit values for sulphur content in fuel and for NOx emissions apply. In the North and … predominantly addressed at international level by MARPOL Annex VI and its linked guidelines. These guidelines were last updated in 2015 and include limit values (pH, …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … assessment of the eutrophication status of German coastal and marine waters 2006 – 2014 in the North Sea according to the OSPAR Comprehensive Procedure The need for …

  • Article from 15.09.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Assessment of watercourses

    two women are fishing in the water to take some samples

    … Directive (WFD) were transposed into this german law. last update on 15.09.2014 There are classifications of rivers for biological, chemical and morphological …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023

    Risk management in river basins

    … millennium, and to the UNECE. In the meantime more than 30 international harmonised guides have been developed for various relevant functional areas, industries or … Group to the two conventions, with central coordination by UBA, developed safety guidelines for "Pipeline Safety" (2006/7), for "Tailings Management Facilities" …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … been suggested by Federal Transport Minister Scheuer, do not go far enough.” The guiding principle of traffic law must shift away from the satisfaction of “transport … been suggested by Federal Transport Minister Scheuer, do not go far enough.” The guiding principle of traffic law must shift away from the satisfaction of “transport …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … on heterogeneous strategies for the various point sources. Noise abatement target values The UBA and WHO have defined the following noise abatement target values, … and 10 dB(A) at night. As a rule, Germany’s noise emission reduction objectives, guide values and limit values call for a 10 dB(A) reduction at night relative to …