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  • Article from 03.02.2022 | Last changed: 12.08.2025

    Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)

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    … have regularly attended training seminars on the Zugspitze for ten years. Up to now more than 290 participants from 56 countries have come to two-week courses on … (DQOs) and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which incorporate the guidelines and recommendations that govern all issues in the area of quality … in the time range of seconds to the production of quality-assured half hour mean values have to be performed at the station. A special software system for data …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Carbon monoxide

    … carbon monoxide is involved in the formation of ground-level ozone. Limit value On 1 January 2005 the limit value for carbon monoxide was put into force to protect human health and the environment. Accordingly, the maximum daily 8-hour mean value must not exceed 10 mg/m 3 . Carbon monoxide - Annual tabulation Here the …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Nitrogen dioxide

    … from nitrogen oxides and contribute to the pollution by particulate matter. Limit values For nitrogen dioxide, an hourly limit value of 200 µg/m 3 for protection of …

  • Article from 20.10.2017 | Last changed: 15.01.2019

    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Drinking-water Hygiene

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    … tasks: Normative and scientific work Involvement in the rolling revision of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality , the international point of reference in the … tasks: Normative and scientific work Involvement in the rolling revision of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality , the international point of reference in the …

  • Landing page from 05.12.2025

    Climate Impacts Germany

    Also Germany is affected by climate change. Nearly all areas of society are concerned by the consequences. However, these have very different effects in the various regions and sectors. You can access further information on the climate impacts in the individual sectors or regions of Germany using the search function below. After selecting a sector OR a federal state, you will be shown detailed information on this.

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Regional and sectoral adaptation

    Climate change has different implications for different sectors and regions. Therefore, specific local and regional adaptation measures should be developed and implemented. In order to be able to search for adaptation strategies or specific adaptation measures as precisely as possible, we offer the option of calling up information on the individual federal states OR the various fields of action of the German Adaptation Strategy (DAS) using the search function below.

  • Article from 08.08.2022 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Soil loss – any soil crumb counts

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    … factors, the BBodSchG (Part Four "Agricultural Soil Use") provides the guideline with the principles of so called "good agricultural practice (GAP)" in … among others published by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL 2015, BMEL 2016). Management practices to increase the degree of soil cover by … factors, the BBodSchG (Part Four "Agricultural Soil Use") provides the guideline with the principles of so called "good agricultural practice (GAP)" in …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Sulphur dioxide

    … sulphate particles, which contribute to the particulate matter load (PM 10 ). Limit values Limit values for sulphur dioxide for protection of human health were put into …

  • Article from 05.03.2021 | Last changed: 08.03.2021

    Resource conservation and environmental policy

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    … Programme (ProgRess) in February 2012, Germany committed itself to goals, guiding ideas and approaches for the protection of natural resources. The Federal … Programme (ProgRess) in February 2012, Germany committed itself to goals, guiding ideas and approaches for the protection of natural resources. The Federal …

  • Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 24.10.2022

    Resource conservation law

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    … address this issue. Resource conservation law should take into account the entire value creation chain and should mandate both multi-sector and sector-specific … shaping European and national law. Furthermore, international trade relations, value creation chains and product lifecycles (raw material abstraction and … address this issue. Resource conservation law should take into account the entire value creation chain and should mandate both multi-sector and sector-specific …

  • Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

    Resource use and its consequences

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    … times greater than in less developed countries. However, while the lion’s share of value-added from resource use is generated in industrial nations, less developed … times greater than in less developed countries. However, while the lion’s share of value-added from resource use is generated in industrial nations, less developed …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

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    … have different effects on the organism. Some representatives of this group are known as endocrine disruptors due to their ability to cause damage to health through … is liver toxicity. The different phthalates have been assigned different limit values to protect the health of consumers. In some products, the use of some …