… Sewage sludge disposal in Germany Sewage sludge Source: Andrea Roskosch / UBA Heavy metals, residues of pharmaceutical drugs and plastic: just a few of the many …

… of ships on the marine environment. Scrubber discharge contains pollutants such as heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are classified as extremely …

… Fotolia.com If climate change continues unchecked, the risks from heat, drought and heavy rainfall throughout Germany will increase sharply in the future. This is shown … agriculture, forestry and the goods transport sector. The economic damage caused by heavy rainfall , flash floods and flooding to structures was also studied, as well …

… recommends converting cities to sponge cities Sponge cities are built to collect heavy rainfall and pump it into water systems Source: danylamote / stock.adobe.com … are an essential basis for adapting cities to extreme weather events such as heavy rain, heat and drought. Many local authorities are working toward that aim. …

… change the construction sector has to adapt, too. Source: 106313/photocase.com Heavy rain and river floods can cause considerable damage to buildings. Green spaces … in urban agglomerations. last update on 11.01.2022 Damage to buildings due to heavy rain and river floods Besides storms, heavy rain and river floods cause the …

… particulate emissions shrunk by 55 percent in the same time period. Emissions of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POP) in 2018 remained mostly unchanged at …

… group between 2008 and 2020. In the four raw material groups, the consumption of metal ores increases by 12%, biomass consumption decreases by 6%, the consumption of fossil fuels decreases by 14% and that of non-metallic minerals increases by 0.5%. Source: UBA Resources Report 2022 Download …

… more. In this way, possible sources of exposure can be identified. The beginning: heavy metals In the mid-1980s, the issue of heavy metals in the body became a matter of …

… Raw Materials & Environment 2019 Flyer (PDF) Environmental Issues of Mineral and Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context The German Environment Agency (UBA) … society and policy are expected on 19 – 20 February 2019 in Berlin. Minerals and metals form the backbone of modern economies and are key to providing services to …

… runoff from facades, roofs and storm sewers and analysed for pollutants and heavy metals. Modelling was used to apply results to other typical new construction …

… contain this medium: Lead in particulate matter Tags air air pollutant air quality heavy metal immission lead metal particulate matter … Lead in particulate matter - annual …