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  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 30.07.2019

    Drinking water

    … Drinking water is a natural product. 70 percent of it is obtained from groundwater and well water, 13 percent from reservoirs and river water, and the … remaining 17 percent originates from surface water, but is virtually the same as groundwater by virtue of soil passage and bank filtration. The taste of drinking water … We do likewise for disinfection at our Marienfelde lab. Associated content Links Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water Documents …

  • Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 20.10.2016

    Harmful substance properties

    … to specific product group. Harmful substance properties which may constitute grounds for a ban of substances in products which bear the ecolabel are identified in … a precautionary, sustainable Substance Policy” (out of print). Associated content Links SUBSPORT Substitution Support Portal US EPA: Design for the Environment … to specific product group. Harmful substance properties which may constitute grounds for a ban of substances in products which bear the ecolabel are identified in …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … loss An earthworm in its natural habitat. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt The world’s soils are neither barren nor dead, for they constitute the … from urban sprawl and the like Division of soil organisms Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (165.56 kB) Taxonomic classification of the most important groups of … Recommending measures aimed at strengthening soil protection Associated content Links European Atlas of Soil Biodiversity National Strategy on Biological …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt Land cover is a key indicator of anthropogenic environmental pollution. The … program was carried out by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)’s Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum, on behalf of the UBA. Associated content Links Corine Land Cover - Germany Publications Updating the Land Use and Land Cover …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 11.08.2020

    Environmental Specimen Bank

    photo of a women working in the Environmental specimen bank

    … Ice cold in the name of protection of the environment and health Source: Umweltbundesamt The Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) serves to investigate, document and … national studies. The Environmental Specimen Bank is a federal responsibility borne under the aegis of the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature … by the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt). Associated content Links German environmental specimen bank Related contents Deutsche Umweltstudie zur …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … compaction Farm machinery tends to compact the soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Farm vehicles exert pressure on the soil that varies according to equipment … weight generates pressure onto the soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Download image (493.74 kB) Weight loads of different agricultural machine types. … ground in proximity to construction site roadways is damp or wet Associated content Links Website LfULG Saxony - Soil structure Website LfL Bavaria - Soil compaction …

  • Article from 23.08.2013 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Organization

    … „Association of the Chemical Industry“ (Verband der Chemischen Industrie; VCI) around 1990. In 1991, the „European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of … be established because of their relevance in relation to hazardous incidents. Under contract of the „Federal Agency for Civil Defense“ the Technical University in … Chemicals Group and Management Committee, Paris, 1998 and 1999). Associated content Links Kommission für Anlagensicherheit FoBiG - Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … public-benefit purposes (e.g. current notice of non-liability for tax due on the grounds of promotion of public-benefit purposes) or documents which give evidence of … questions and provide any further information you may need. Associated content Links Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs Workshop: Rechtsschutz zur Stärkung …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … are not economic ones. The Environmental Appeals Act’s explanatory memorandum (Bundesrats-Drucksache 552/06) states that the above definition is met if an … by foreign environmental associations to courts in Germany. Associated content Links Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs Workshop: …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act The Environmental Appeals Act … (Articles 63 and 64 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act). Associated content Links UNECE zur Aarhus-Konvention Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for … Liste anerkannter Umwelt- und Naturschutzvereinigungen (415.65 kB) Wichtige Links zum Artikel Rechtsquellen Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations

    Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations

    … and nature conservation associations Source: Anerkennungsstelle für Umwelt- und Naturschutzvereinigungen Environmental and nature conservation associations can … from the respective competent authorities or on their websites. Information and links are at the bottom of the list of associations recognised by the Federal …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … of soil can only be determined through measurements. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Soil pollutants are ubiquitous. They stem from natural sources, factories, … and households. Deposits of such soil pollutants can seep into the groundwater or are uptaken by plants, they can pose an environmental and health risk. … Humans and nature benefit from it. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Download image (543.09 kB) Soil-relevant pollutant groups Source: Umweltbundesamt …