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  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … 19.05.2025 The Testing Facility of Pests of Public Health Importance of the German Environment Agency (UBA) is part of Division IV 1.4 "Health Pests and their … … The Testing Facility of Pests of Public Health Importance of the German Environment Agency (UBA) is part of Division IV 1.4 "Health Pests and their …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency supports an objective debate on the chances and risks which … contribution to the test guideline development in the field of ecotoxicology, environmental fate and physical-chemical characterization. Nanomaterials and the …

  • Article from 13.09.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    The Rotterdam Convention

    a container-ship

    … the process of adding new chemicals to the annexes of the Convention, the Federal Environment Agency assists other authorities, in particular with its expertise on the classification of environmentally hazardous properties of substances. The B asel, R otterdam and S … of substances and PBT assessment Screening study on hazardous substances in marine mammals of the Baltic Sea Tags chemicals Rotterdam Convention … The Rotterdam …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … Soil protection law Statutory regulations are aimed protection of the environment. Source: AllebaziB / Fotolia.com Regulations in soil protection law … in this context. The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The …

  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    … made in the derivation of EU-LCIs are available on the EU-LCI website . The German Environment Agency (UBA) has worked in recent years intensively that the European … made in the derivation of EU-LCIs are available on the EU-LCI website . The German Environment Agency (UBA) has worked in recent years intensively that the European …

  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    Environmental management at UBA UBA was the first federal authority to receive the … objectives and measures with which UBA aims to achieve them. Our guidelines for environmentally friendly business travel (in German) help to minimise the pollution …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … of the German Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV), since December 2012 the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA ) has been tasked with stipulating … in contact with drinking water according to the evaluation criteria the German Environment Agency has set up a recommendation. An explanatory document adressing … of conformity of product hygiene suitability for drinking water The German Environmental Agency is mandated to publish evaluation criteria documents for …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … Water Ordinance (TrinkwV) in the version amended in December 2012, the German Environment Agency was given the task of establishing the requirements on materials … drinking water in the form of mandatory evaluation criteria . Thus far, the German Environment Agency has published various guidelines in the form of recommendations … Related publications Urease- and nitrification inhibitors for climate and environmental protection: opportunity or risk? Contaminants in water resources: …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … extent on the treatment processes. On the other, the potential exposure of the environment and human beings plays a role - e.g. the risk to humans posed by the … recharge for indirect drinking water production. To prevent existing risks to the environment and human and animal health, international (e.g. ISO 16075 ) and …

  • Article from 27.03.2023 | Last changed: 27.03.2023

    National Water Strategy

    … data flows, optimise legal frameworks and secure financing Intensify protection of marine areas (North and Baltic Seas) from pollutants from land Raise awareness of … data flows, optimise legal frameworks and secure financing Intensify protection of marine areas (North and Baltic Seas) from pollutants from land Raise awareness of …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    … pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides and other chemicals can have effects on the environment and human health even in low concentrations. These micropollutants are … control during authorisation, the manufacturing companies must disclose all environmental data for micropollutant evaluation. This also applies to active …

  • Article from 15.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Pesticides

    … Ordinance which are used in plant protection agents and biocides complied with the environmental quality standards for the period 2016-2018 at the monitoring sites of … Federal Government (LAWA ). For a further 11 substances a check for compliance with environmental quality standards is not always possible since the limit of …