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  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Epigenetics and Environmental Influences

    DNA stylised

    … Das molekulare Gedächtnis für Umwelteinflüsse Related contents Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Nachhaltige Mobilität Umweltbelastungen der Landwirtschaft Umweltschadstoffe und Alterskrankheiten Belastung des Menschen ermitteln Related publications Guidance …

  • Article from 24.01.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Building Products

    different building products

    … If they are released into the indoor air of buildings, or into the soil and groundwater, they can pose a risk to the environment and human health. Sofar these … materials, mineral building materials and roofing materials can also contain undesirable substances. Substances which have already been banned may also be … releases contaminants prior to marketing. However, consumers have a right to information about whether building products contain Substances of Very High Concern …

  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … last update on 22.12.2025 We hereby inform about the supervision of transboundary waste shipment, as required by Article 51 of the European Waste Shipment … shipments; Participation of customs and the Federal Agency for Traffic of Goods (Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität (BALM)) § 11(3) Information of the competent authorities § 11(4) …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … each other and to other elements of the Directive: Economic analysis of water uses under Article 5 and Annex 3. Justification of exemptions under Article 4. Achievement of cost-recovery water prices (including environmental and resource costs) under Article 9 and Annex 3. These three points do not have to be achieved …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … be achieved, by keeping floodplains free of certain uses (details on this can be found in the guidance documents of the federal states, such as the guidance documents … Environment. Source: Matthias Rothe / UBA Excursus: The National Flood Protection Programme (NFPP) As a consequence of the major floods in May/June 2013 in the Danube …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … rain hits the earth's surface, part of it seeps into the soil and contributes to groundwater recharge. Another part is temporarily stored in the soil or evaporates, and … soil is already saturated with water from previous precipitation events, or the ground is frozen, most of the precipitation will run off at the soil surface. Soil … time. Steep valleys, channelised waterways, and a high degree of soil sealing, as found in many developed areas, favour rapid surface runoff. Small streams subsequently …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … techniques become ever more advanced, an increasing number of substances is found in even smaller concentrations in water bodies. For such substances, the EC … (tank mixtures, spray series)? Development of cornerstones for a monitoring programme for the assessment of biocide emissions into the environment Tags …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … and Baltic Sea are regularly collected as part of the Federal and State Monitoring Programme (BLMP). These areas include estuaries, transitional waters and coastal and … making it possible to automatically recognise and classify plankton species in underwater images. Marine ecosystem models are often used for marine scientific …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … in the Kadettrinne. In these coastal areas, unique extensive ecosystems are to be found, e.g. the Wadden Sea and its eelgrass meadows or mussel banks. Heavy maritime … in anti-fouling ships’ paint, the introduction of ICCT Report 2017, p. 14 , Umweltbundesamt, 2016 , CO2 emissions from maritime traffic , Third IMO GHG Study 2014 . … Ships Detailed information on the contents of the different annexes are to be found on the website of the  Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur into the sea and generates continuous underwater noise, which can interfere with marine animals' communication. In … ecological risks. For example, exploration activities generate high levels of underwater noise that can harm marine life, and catastrophic spills continue to … future. Associated content Links EU-Meeresstrategie-Rahmenrichtlinie Publications Weiterentwicklung ausgewählter Indikatoren und Bewertungsansätze für die …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … for all life on Earth. They produce half of the world's oxygen, are home to around 80 per cent of all animal species and cover almost three quarters of the Earth's … surface. The oceans play a key role in the climate system, as they absorb around a third of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by humans from the atmosphere … Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater noise disturbs and harms whales, dolphins and fish in particular. In the …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … contents Indikator: Eutrophierung von Flüssen durch Phosphor Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Übergangs- und Küstengewässer … protection legislation at EU level Development of cornerstones for a monitoring programme for the assessment of biocide emissions into the environment Water …