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  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    SAICM

    Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

    … cause pollution of air, water and soil. This often leads to adverse effects on human health and the environment. In its 2022 status report, the Lancet Commission … in Johannesburg, it was agreed to minimise adverse effects of chemicals on human health and the environment by 2020. To implement this so-called “2020 goal”, …

  • Article from 09.03.2012 | Last changed: 02.03.2016

    CLP Regulation

    … transposition into the GHS system was possible. Dies ist z. B. bei der akuten Humantoxizität der Fall.If, however, the person responsible for the classification … adapt the classification accordingly. This applies, for example, to cases of acute human toxicity. Further development of the GHS The GHS itself is to be understood as …

  • Article from 10.03.2016 | Last changed: 10.03.2016

    Stockholm Convention

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … Stockholm Convention Human exposure to pollutants was investigated uniformly in Europe. Source: CC Vision … range transport Bioaccumulation and concentration in the food chain Toxicity to humans and wildlife POPs are generated by chemical synthesis for commercial …

  • Article from 07.09.2015 | Last changed: 07.09.2015

    REACH – What is it?

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … ). It entered into force in 2007 and aims to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment. At the same time it ensures the free circulation … about the chemical or there was evidence of potential harm to the environment or human health. This procedure proved to be slow and cumbersome – something which …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … chemicals with regard to properties of very high concern and for their risks to humans or the environment. Authorisation and Restriction With the exception of some …

  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … and that contamination of drinking water was having a negative impact on human health. Scientists have in the meantime traced 414 different pharmaceutical … entry pathways to the environment account for the discrepancies in the presence of human and veterinary drugs in the environment. Human drugs enter surface waters …

  • Article from 06.02.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    President

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner

    … year 2019. Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner was Director of the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University in Bonn and Co-Chairman of the … year 2019. Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner was Director of the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University in Bonn and Co-Chairman of the …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … strategy of the higher federal authorities on risks related to nanomaterials for humans and the environment Nanomaterials and other advanced materials: Application …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … to their surroundings. Organizational structures for safety measures Apart from the human and technological factors, the organizational structure for safety measures … to their surroundings. Organizational structures for safety measures Apart from the human and technological factors, the organizational structure for safety measures …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … is not only a very sensitive ecosystem, it is also a hostile environment for humans. Compliance with the visitor guidelines ensures protection of the flora and … is not only a very sensitive ecosystem, it is also a hostile environment for humans. Compliance with the visitor guidelines ensures protection of the flora and …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … term, the IR system could develop into a valuable mitigation support tool for human observers during both scientific and industrial use of seismic surveying. The … term, the IR system could develop into a valuable mitigation support tool for human observers during both scientific and industrial use of seismic surveying. The …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … fine dust pollution in residential areas . Fine particulate matter is dangerous to humans, due to the smallness of the particles. The smaller the particles, the deeper … fine dust pollution in residential areas . Fine particulate matter is dangerous to humans, due to the smallness of the particles. The smaller the particles, the deeper …