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  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … Chemicals are often blended during processing and frequently released into the environment together with other chemicals. REACH so far only assesses individual chemicals and derives acceptable environmental concentrations. Joint exposures and joint effects may give rise to …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

    Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

    … Digital Sustainability The increasing connectivity of life is ambivalent for environmental protection and sustainability. Source: greenbutterfly / Adobestock … as production and infrastructures that will follow creates opportunities to find environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions that go hand in hand with new …

  • Article from 02.11.2022 | Last changed: 24.01.2023

    Consequences of Ukraine Crisis for Sustainability & Environment

    A rapeseed field under a blue sky

    … Consequences of Ukraine Crisis for Sustainability & Environment Russia's war of … facing fundamental questions for many policy areas, including sustainability and environmental policy. last update on 02.11.2022 Humanity has been facing a global …

  • Article from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    TFA as degradation product of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    A hand holding a glas of water

    … degradation products are transported from the atmosphere via precipitation into the environment. The complete degradation usually leads to hydrofluoric acid (HF) and, … increasing input of persistent TFA into the environment. The study titled "Type, environmental concentrations, and fate with particular regard to new halogenated …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … metals and other materials; recycling them saves resources and protects the environment. But electrical and electronic waste often contains toxic substances, … placed on the market. In addition, the RoHS directive governs the use of certain environmentally hazardous substances in electrical and electronic devices. This …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … metals, precious metals, glass, tires and plastic. But these vehicles also contain environmental pollutants such as motor oil, brake fluid, CFCs and lead. Hence when a car is scrapped, it’s essential that it be drained, dismantled and recycled in an environmentally sound manner. last update on 22.01.2014 End-of-life-vehicles in …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … were generated in Germany in 2012 alone. What can we do to mitigate this type of environmental impact? Which laws are already on the books in this regard, and what … bottles). Both, the manufacturing and the transport of such packaging, cause environmental pollution. In the interest of stemming the rising tide of packaging, …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

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    … Waste regulations Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: virtua73 / … Medium-term target is to recycle or dispose all municipal solid waste in an environmentally friendly manner. In addition to technical, social and political …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … So far, there is no accepted approach to assess their hazard potential for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for … What are non-extractable residues? An essential part of the assessment of environmental hazards caused by the release of a chemical is the question of how …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … EU in general, in that they allow for the evaluation of current rules and for new environmental policy decisions to be made. last update on 27.09.2016 Statistical …