… increased exposure or are of special relevance last update on 21.11.2022 Background, objectives and tasks of cooperation The Federal Ministry for the Environment, … which occur in the not occupationally exposed general public (known as background concentration). One of the main objectives of the cooperation between the BMU … Committee, have been established.The members of the HBM Expert Group have backgrounds in chemical-analytical science, expertise in toxicology, environmental medicine …

… to date to include information concerning environmental and health protection under the CE marking. Meanwhile, various testing methods for emissions from … A harmonised European method for the testing of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from construction products in indoor air, DIN EN 16516 (previously DIN … declaration). From mid-2019 the German EPD provider Institut für Bauen und Umwelt (IBU) integrates corresponding indications on VOC as a mandatory element …

… in land take, 84 full bathtubs of water and greenhouse gas emissions equal to a roundtrip flight from Frankfurt to New York. In addition, production and transport … ". Excessive food production is an unnecessary environmental burden. Source: Umweltbundesamt Catering in everyday life The catering market in Germany is an exciting … Many events are catered. Waste can be prevented systematically. Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (2.06 MB) Proper planning of food quantity is essential in …

… is toxic and cancerogenic. It belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. last update on 30.08.2023 Emission sources Cadmium is … to the kidneys and disturbs the bone metabolism. Cadmium and its inorganic compounds are classified as being cancerogenic. Air quality standards There is an …

… Source: B. Plank / Fotolia.com Lead is a toxic heavy metal and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air lead is measured bound to particulate matter. last update on 30.08.2023 Emission sources Until the … beginning of the 1990s road traffic used to be the main emission source. Lead compounds were used as anti-knock additives in petrol. Car exhausts lead to an immense …

… Benzo(a)pyrene is also emitted by traffic when fuels are burnt. Health risks Bound to particulate matter polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can be inhaled or … in particulate matter - annual mean values 2007 - 2021 Source: Umweltbundesamt II 4.2 mit Daten der Messnetze der Länder und des Bundes Benzo(a)pyrene in particulate matter - Annual tabulation Here the …

… or non-metallic characteristics. It rarely occurs elementary but most of the time bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. last update on 30.08.2023 Emission sources Arsenic … Agency (0.3 ng/m³). Arsenic in PM10 - annual mean values 2007 - 2021 Source: Umweltbundesamt II 4.2 mit Daten der Messnetze der Länder und des Bundes Arsenic in …

… in air quality management Neuglobsow air monitoring station Source: Umweltbundesamt last update on 16.08.2024 ICP Integrated Monitoring The International … on Ecosystems The Integrated Monitoring programme monitors the effects of transboundary air pollutants on ecosystems at various sites throughout Europe. … Monitoring Programme (IM) is one of six International Cooperative Programmes (ICPs) under the Geneva Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) in …