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Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023

Risk management in river basins

… Risk management in river basins Emissions to air, water and soil and the number of … explosion at a trichlorophenol plant poisoned hundreds of residents. In reaction, Germany adopted the Major Accidents Ordinance in 1980, and the EU followed in 1982 … the problem of which real measures to apply to ensure this safety. This is why the German Environment Agency (UBA) started in 2000 to elaborate on the safety …

Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

Traffic noise

… Traffic noise Traffic noise is a serious problem in Germany, where surveys show that traffic-noise pollution has declined only marginally over the past decade. A statistically significant proportion of the German population is exposed to a sufficiently high level of noise pollution for … risk. last update on 01.10.2012 Noise pollution Traffic noise is the bane of many Germans’ lives. To be precise, 54 percent of Germans are disturbed by traffic noise, …

Article from 13.11.2024 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

International soil governance

… International soil governance last update on 13.11.2024 Introduction Three … law are submitted. The legal study of 2019 provides a legal assessment of whether German law is suitable to achieve objective "land degradation neutral word" for the … law are submitted. The legal study of 2019 provides a legal assessment of whether German law is suitable to achieve objective "land degradation neutral word" for the …

Article from 09.10.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

Soil protection at international level

… Soil protection at international level Desiccated soil Source: magdal3na / … degradation today. Soil degradation is a global phenomenon. That is why in 2011 the German Environment Agency, together with international institutions such as the … and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss”. The German Environment Agency supports the implementation process of the SDGs relevant …

Article from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2023

Overview of application forms

… as an activity within the meaning of the AIEP and must therefore be reported to the German Environment Agency without delay. In principle, the aforementioned processing … to fill it out. Associated content Links Informationen für Antarktisbesucher AIEG (in German) Documents Betrieb von Luftfahrzeugen in der Nähe von Tieransammlungen …

Article from 17.05.2013 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

Climate-neutral lifestyle: Consumers lead the way

… with climate-neutral living. Read about other people’s experience and opinions (in German) . Personal profile: ”Sabine T.” Character Bon vivant. She embodies what is …

Article from 19.02.2025 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

German Committee on Indoor Air Guide Values

Wohnzimmer im Altbau mit Sofa, Tisch, Stehlampe, Bild und Pflanzen

… German Committee on Indoor Air Guide Values The German Committee on Indoor Air Guide … Guide Values (2015 - now) Guide values for indoor air: acrolein (prop-2-enal) (in German with abstract in English) German Committee on Indoor Air Guide Values, … Guide values for carbon monoxide (2021) Guide values for indoor air: 2-Propanol (in German) German Committee on Indoor Air Guide Values, Bundesgesundheitsbl 64: …

Basic page from 05.01.2026

Access denied

… necessary rights to access this content. Click here to go to the homepage of the German Environment Agency and use the navigation or our search function (top right of the page) to search for the content. Publications of the German Environment Agency can be found here: publications . If you do not find what …

Article from 07.02.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

Fragrances

an orange perfumed candle, open bottle with fragrance and timber slats, an half orange, lavender and cinnamon sticks

… are not only an ingredient of perfumes and other cosmetic products, they are also present in detergents and cleaning agents, air sprays, fragrant candles, and in … be problematic, especially in sensitised individuals. Relatively little is known at present about the effect of fragrances on health and the environment. What is known … they may lead to infection (eczema) upon contact with the skin. A study in German done by the German Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt) investigated …

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