… by improper treatment, storage or disposal of waste and/or the improper handling of environmentally hazardous substances. last update on 10.03.2014 Introduction Since …
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… with groundwater or rainwater should not release harmful amounts of pollutants. An environmentally compatible choice of products requires reliable and comparable data …
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… These are not available in unlimited quantities and their use can have negative environmental consequences . Some products and services in the leisure sector … and guitars need to be manufactured. Based on preliminary figures, the German Environment Agency has estimated that private households in Germany could have …
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… of farmland every year Source: Penny Williams / Fotolia.com Chemicals enter the environment every day, but there is hardly a substance group that is used with more … of our drinking water. The use of plant protection products is thus associated with environmental risks. Before a product is authorised these risks must be weighed …
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… protection products, biocides, pharmaceutical drugs or industrial chemicals on the environment. Its research answers questions such as: How do these substances impact … The research they do provides answers to questions concerning, for example, the environmental behaviour of chemicals in the environment. The laboratory test results …
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… question of how and with which concepts the research into sustainability and the environment and the world of politics become involved to transform uncertainty into … against the coronavirus must be linked up with the fight against climate change and environmental crises. Due to the damage caused by the virus, the economy must be …
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… us just how big are the externalities that markets cannot resolve. Health and environment are intimately linked, so don’t separate them in policy The health of … can be a powerful lever for instituting change. Creating awareness of the broader environmental dimensions of COVID-19 is essential. We must ensure that attention is …
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… to commerce that conserves our natural resources, places less strain on the environment, strengthens regional value chains, recycles resources and makes our … Secretary of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) in Osnabrück. The largest environmental foundation in Europe promotes innovative and model approaches to …
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… 2015, provide the decisive framework for our actions. These relate to climate, the environment and energy. But also to health, reducing poverty, ensuring peace, and … 2015, provide the decisive framework for our actions. These relate to climate, the environment and energy. But also to health, reducing poverty, ensuring peace, and …
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… the unchecked increase in SUV registrations and demonstrations by farmers against environmental regulation show that society was already changing before the … and Professor for Transformation Governance at the Faculty of Forest and Environment. Political scientist, her main topics are citizen participation, civil …
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… provide any prospects for resolving future problems. Whether it is the economy, the environment, global justice or the role of science: conventional interpretations of …