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  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to develop guidelines for the testing and evaluation of products and methods against certain … Pests of Public Health Importance were introduced to the OECD and published as OECD guidelines for testing the efficacy of bait products against cockroaches and ants … with experts from European scientific institutes, authorities and companies, a guideline for testing and evaluating rodent traps has been developed under the …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … to be met in precautionary soil protection. The establishment of precautionary values and of requirements for the introduction of materials into soil is important … are also relevant in this context. The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature …

  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values Materials used for interior fittings must not pose a risk … and may instead refer to common European LCI values as necessary. In November 2015 the European Commission has issued a mandate to the EU-LCI Working Group for …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines last update on 20.11.2025 Introduction Pursuant to the 2nd amendment of … materials, UBA has published an information: Information: Rationale for parameter values To help with the process of consideration of new materials in the evaluation …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … plants and animals result.  The three-stage waste water treatment process that is now standard practice in Germany has been optimised for the reduction of nutrients, … cubic metres of reclaimed waste water per annum is the leading country ( BIO 2015 ). This practice is also in use in Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and France - … that significantly exceed the requirements defined in the aforementioned EU guidelines on microbiological risks (see 2 above). The requirements of the …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … activities, or the use of bioenergy combined with carbon capture and storage, also known as BECCS. An example of an offshore approach is ocean fertilisation, which … provide the statutory framework for an international exchange and development of guidelines for global control of geoengineering. Under the umbrella of the … provide the statutory framework for an international exchange and development of guidelines for global control of geoengineering. Under the umbrella of the …

  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … (federal states) and the local-level is explained among others in “ A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany “ developed by the German … – Austausch über mögliche Veränderungen im Vollzug des EU-Umweltrechts A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany Umweltdelikte 2016: Auswertung von … (federal states) and the local-level is explained among others in “ A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany “ developed by the German …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … Chemicals The group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the German … the AA-EQS is only applicable when collection of biota data is not possible. Up to now the Federal states have applied concentrations in mussels for the purpose of …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … be recovered at end-of-life. This gives the opportunity to increase the creation of value in an economy, if materials can be recycled within the same economic system … be recovered at end-of-life. This gives the opportunity to increase the creation of value in an economy, if materials can be recycled within the same economic system …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor

    Finnwal

    … their environment is essential for their survival. Man-made underwater noise is now virtually unceasing in all of the world's oceans and is causing changes in the … be adapted to other environmental conditions. It must be noted, however, that the knowledge about hearing in baleen whales is very limited and there is a lack of … their environment is essential for their survival. Man-made underwater noise is now virtually unceasing in all of the world's oceans and is causing changes in the …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … of personnel. The latter is concretised by the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2066. References to Regulation (EU) 517/2014 are deemed to be references to … of personnel. The latter is concretised by the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2066. References to Regulation (EU) 517/2014 are deemed to be references to …