… on this topic Consumer tips Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good" Limit values only seldom exceeded – nitrate in drinking water not present in high … New waste management in Europe The EU has passed several amendments to the guidelines on the prevention, recycling and disposal of waste in the EU. Plenty of …

… Press release No. 15/11 | 17.03.2011 The exhibition curated by Adrienne Goehler and now opening in Dessau is aimed at raising awareness that sustainability cannot be …

… run at several hundred tonnes per year. Since many wastewater treatment plants nowadays are still not able to completely degrade or retain these substances, the … organisms such as fish. A real assessment of pollution by such substances must now be done in order to take appropriate mitigation measures at wastewater treatment … yet they pose no risk to human health. All measures taken to protect drinking water now serve precautionary purposes and to ensure long-security of supply, and not to …

… is currently conducting a debate about large-scale engineering projects, also known as geo-engineering. The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) position on this is … complex climate system can even be calculated. “Considering the as yet very spotty knowledge about the effects of geo-engineering, the Federal Environment Agency … which will be finalised in 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is now holding expert meetings on the subject of geo-engineering. Large-scale …