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  • Press release 20/2022 from 12.04.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2022

    Landscape as place of transformation

    Betonierte Fläche in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

    … Weave of Transformations] investigates the complex network of relationships between humans and the biosphere in the form of artistic field research of the three …

  • Press release 17/2025 from 06.05.2025 | Last changed: 02.06.2025

    Unpredictable risks: solar geoengineering is no solution to the climate crisis

    Wolken mit Sonnenaufgang vom All aus

    … technical modification of solar radiation is not a solution in the fight against human-induced⁠ climate change ⁠. Trying to ‘repair’ the  climate ⁠ with large-scale … approaches SRM encompasses several large-scale technological approaches to mitigate human-induced global warming. SRM is based on the idea of reducing the amount of …

  • Press release 03/2016 from 29.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy

    Verkehrslichter in der Stadt

    … High concentrations of ozone can cause inflammations of the respiratory tract in humans, coughing, impaired lung function, and considerable breathing difficulties. … It has been proven that inhaled particulate matter causes damage to health in humans, with effects ranging from irritation of the mucous membranes and local …

  • Press release 22/2023 from 23.06.2023 | Last changed: 27.06.2023

    New drinking water ordinance ensures high quality

    Zwei Hände werden in einen Wasserstrahl gehalten. Im Hintergrund scheint die Sonne.

    … welcomes stricter rules for drinking water safety Clean drinking water is a basic human right Source: Aramanda / Fotolia.com The amendment to the Drinking Water … break down only with difficulty, accumulate in the environment and in the bodies of humans and animals, and can cause damage to health. Together with other European …

  • News from 29.04.2024 | Last changed: 14.08.2024

    ZnO nanoforms - REACH substance evaluation: environmental aspects

    ein weißes Pulver in einer schwarzen Dose

    … whether the manufacture or use of a substance registered in the EU poses a risk to human health and/or the environment. To assess the risk of the substance, both the … aspects of the substance evaluation of zinc oxide. The aspects relating to human health are the responsibility of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.03.2022

    Climate models and scenarios

    A bridge over a dry river

    … radiative forcing, i.e., the "additional/increased" energy supplied to the Earth by human activities such as greenhouse gas emissions and land cover change, as well as … radiative forcing, i.e., the "additional/increased" energy supplied to the Earth by human activities such as greenhouse gas emissions and land cover change, as well as …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.12.2024

    GE-I-1: Heat stress

    The picture a woman´s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forhead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … in terms of heat warnings – is determined with due consideration of a typical human being’s temperature perception. Air humidity can play an essential role in … in terms of heat warnings – is determined with due consideration of a typical human being’s temperature perception. Air humidity can play an essential role in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-1: Phenological changes in wild plant species

    The picture shows a coltsfoot plant in flower while the plant is peeking out from under snow cover.

    … of phenological shifts, as their responses are free from the influence of human manipulation in breeding processes or from cultivation activities (cf. … of phenological shifts, as their responses are free from the influence of human manipulation in breeding processes or from cultivation activities (cf. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    … use of water resources by the middle of this century, in respect of both, human beings and the environment, ensuring the conservation and restoration of a … use of water resources by the middle of this century, in respect of both, human beings and the environment, ensuring the conservation and restoration of a …

  • Appointment from 05.06.2015

    EXPO 2015: Reducing Food Waste – The way forward

    … face a situation where on a global scale about one third of the food produced for human consumption annually – that is about 1.3 billion tones – is never eaten! The …

  • Press release 03/2012 from 19.01.2012 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Germany’s drinking water rated “very good“

    … in concentrations that might be harmful to health and must be “pure and fit for human consumption.“ The rate of exceedence in the monitoring data recorded in … duration of exceedence. Many coliform bacteria, for instance, are not infectious in humans but their presence in drinking water registers as an overall deterioration of …