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  • Article from 01.04.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Commissions and advisory boards

    … Commissions and advisory boards Soil protection is an environmental protection task involving overlapping … whose scientific aspects involve specialists from numerous disciplines who address soil protection issues. In view of the multifarious environmental consequences of …

  • Article from 07.07.2020 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Large scale projects under the administrative agreement

    … petroleum hydrocarbons, BTEX, phenols, cyanide, and heavy metals – causes local soil contamination and large scale groundwater contamination in the transfer zones … areas are located in the environs of the site, which exhibits high levels of soil contamination and extensive groundwater contamination from petroleum … their own water supply facilities, some of which are still in operation. Extensive soil and groundwater pollution, as well as local contamination, have been detected, …

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil science

    A floor pit with differently coloured layers.

    Soil science There are numerous types of strong soils. Source: S. Marahrens / …

  • Article from 19.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Concepts and mitigation strategies

    Photo of an arm with a doctor's coat and gloves holding a globe.

    … Stock To ensure the long-term protection of ecosystems such as water bodies and soils, and for preventive health protection, the entry of pharmaceuticals into the … residue … To ensure the long-term protection of ecosystems such as water bodies and soils, and for preventive health protection, the entry of pharmaceuticals into the …

  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental aspects of the authorisation of human medicinal pro

    Das Foto zeigt mehrere Erlenmeyerkolben mit grünlichem Inhalt, die in einer hellerleuchteten Laborumgebung auf einem Tisch aufgereiht sind.

    … larvae, oligochaetes, and fish, which are tested in long-term studies. Tests on soil organisms are required only if the active substance has a high affinity for binding to sewage sludge and could be introduced into agricultural soils through sludge application. If the substance has low adsorption potential but …

  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental effects of pharmaceutical substances

    Photo of a hand wearing a plastic glove taking a water sample in a glass container from a body of water.

    … impacts of their relatively low but continuous presence in water bodies and soil remain largely unknown. Download Table: German Environment Agency 2025: … webs. Other antibiotics, such as sulfonamides and tetracyclines, can accumulate in soil (5; 6), where they exhibit toxic effects on soil organisms, potentially reducing soil fertility (7). Additionally, antibiotic …

  • Article from 17.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Entry and occurrence of human pharmaceuticals in the environment

    Pharmaceutical substances have been detected in the environment in at least 89 countries around the world.

    … djahan / Fotolia.com Residues of pharmaceuticals contaminate water bodies and soils worldwide. They have also been detected in groundwater and, in some cases, … agricultural fertiliser, leading to the accumulation of pharmaceutical residues in soils. According to the German Federal Statistical Office, approximately 1.67 …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 14.01.2025

    Data & Models

    Neuglobsow air monitoring station

    … with  Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra) . Models The very simple dynamic soil acidification model -  VSD model  - has been developed as the simplest … designed to simulate the acidification (and recovery) of non-calcareous (unmanaged) soils. It consists of a set of mass balance equations describing the soil