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  • Press release 27/2019 from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019

    German Environment Agency launches air quality app for Android and iPhone devices

    the Luftqualität app on a smartphone

    … and ozone pollution available from 400 measuring stations The app has up-to-date information about particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone pollution. Source: … particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide and ozone. The data is collected from more than 400 air quality measuring stations across Germany. An air quality index …

  • Press release 07/12 from 08.02.2012 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Painkillers contaminate Germany’s waterbodies

    … tonnes land in wastewater every year Germany’s waterbodies and soil are showing more and more traces of pharmaceutical residues, as proven by the latest data from … the ecologically problematic aspects of certain pharmaceuticals. The study contains information about the behaviour and occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.01.2025

    GE-R-3: Information on pollen

    The picture shows a young women sitting in a birch wood. Her gaze is focused on a smartphone.

    GE-R-3: Information on pollen The daily entries into the internet pollen diary facilitate a … thus enabling them to develop avoidance strategies. The following applies: the more allergy sufferers understand their condition, the less they suffer. In order to …

  • DzU article from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 03.11.2025

    Indicator: Share of renewables in gross final energy consumption

    A graph shows the share of renewable energies in gross final energy consumption. The share increased from 6.2 % to 22.4 % between 2004 and 2024.

    … (AGEE-Stat, in German only ) and Working Group on Energy Balances (AGEB). More detailed information (in German only) :  'Energieverbrauch nach Energieträgern, Sektoren und … (AGEE-Stat, in German only ) and Working Group on Energy Balances (AGEB). More detailed information (in German only) :  'Energieverbrauch nach Energieträgern, …

  • Press release 10/2018 from 12.04.2018 | Last changed: 12.07.2018

    UBA issues recommendations to fight micropollutants in water bodies

    Ein Reagenzkolben vor grüner Wiese, darin Wasser.

    … concentrations can have a negative impact on the environment and human health. Ever more sophisticated analytical methods are tracing more and more of these … toxic) should not be authorised at all. Physicians and pharmacists must have better information about the environmental aspects of pharmaceutical drugs. Patients must …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Human Health

    A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

    … on human health are central to protecting the population. Target group-specific information materials can provide information about the health effects of climate … time and space. The heat warning system of the German Meteorological Service (DWD) informs public health institutions as well as old people's and nursing homes about … also increase risk awareness. Urban land use and green space planning can provide more shade and thus reduce UV radiation exposure by creating and maintaining tree …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … extreme weather events seem to require the deployment of civic protection crews more and more frequently. The deployment situation seems to be characterised … conclusions about the actual self-help capacity of citizens from their level of information, which depends not only on the level of information but also on the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Financial services industry

    The picture shows a man sitting at a desk holding a ballpoint pen between his fingers while operating a pocket calculator. There are several documents on the desk; it is just possible to make out the fuzzy image of some charts.

    … For example, liability insurance or household insurance products are typically more profitable whereas homeowners’ comprehensive insurance regularly incurs … situations. On the other hand, transparency helps potential investors to take informed decisions. At the same time, the generally increasing awareness of climate …

  • Cover from 22.01.2026

    Conference “Advancing REACH beyond 2020” Start

    … “Advancing REACH beyond 2020” Conference Agenda Registration Venue & travel information Conference documents We regret to inform you that the "Advancing REACH … stakeholders from authorities, industries and NGOs. The focus of this conference is more on a political level - elaborating the general options and feasibility - than a …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … Federal government considers it one of its key responsibilities to ensure adequate information is easily accessible, with convincing illustrations of the challenges … public’s awareness regarding events closely bound up with climate change. But the more the public turn their attention to other subjects, the more the perceived …

  • Press release 37/2024 from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 12.09.2024

    On the way to a pollutant-free environment

    Das Bild zeigt Laborgläser mit verschiedenfarbigen Flüssigkeiten.

    … Congress took place at the German Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau-Rosslau with more than 500 experts from companies, scientists, non-governmental organisations and … input of problematic substances into the environment is sufficient and available information on effects, uses and their environmental occurrence. The consumption of …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2025

    … a good solution for older houses is demonstrated by many good practical examples. More on this in this issue of the newsletter. Among other things, it also looks at … The court had imposed strict controls on general and comparative advertising. Information on offers for CO₂ offsetting must be meaninful and transparent. Data on …