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  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … Micropollutants Which micropollutants are an environmental risk for water bodies and should therefore be scrutinised more closely? This is evaluated by the Committee … made up of experts from authorities, industry, academia, environmental and water associations. This page lists the micropollutants that have been evaluated … dossier is divided into: Application Selected data on occurrence in water bodies and biota Micropollutant properties according to relevance criteria Equivalent …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … complex when looking at the many different national, regional, climatic, cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas … the agricultural sector Climate action and agriculture in international processes Publications Ambitious GHG mitigation opportunities and challenges in the …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    Military and armament contaminated sites Although there is no legal definition in Germany for … programs as a starting point, the UBA commissioned a number of research projects and put the findings of these projects on a CD that was issued in 2003. To … contact the competent federal or regional-state authorities. Associated content Publications Bestandsaufnahme von Rüstungsaltlastverdachtsstandorten in der …

  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … Thermal treatment Waste incineration plants generate electricity and heat in the thermal treatment Source: Bernd Engelmann / Umweltbundesamt Thermal … capacity use of the various facilities often varies greatly. Following is a list of public hazardous waste incineration plants and their incineration capacities. … Website des BMU zur Abfallverzeichnisverordnung Website: Länderarbeitsgemeinschaft Publications Klärschlammentsorgung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Related …

  • Article from 27.07.2018 | Last changed: 30.01.2019

    The UBA research agenda “Urban environmental protection”

    A city with red buildings from above

    … gaps in our knowledge about environmentally oriented, socially acceptable and health promoting urban development. New causal relationships will be identified … Agenda. As part of the research focus "Urban Environmental Protection", various projects and activities have already been started. Among other, projects are … content Links UBA Research Agenda: Urban Environmental Protection Related publications Urban Environmental Protection Tags urban environmental protection … …

  • 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 … the UBA has strengthened its competencies in this regard via two commissions and an advisory board. last update on 01.04.2014 The Kommission Landwirtschaft … samples, soil substance quantification, and soil investigation quality assurance. … Commissions and advisory boards

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Quick guide on how to use "Current air data" information pages

    … air data" information pages Experts at the monitoring stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency take multiple daily measurements to determine the … to our “Current air data” webpage to look up measured values, some forecast data, and data on past years. last update on 18.11.2025 Overview: Our range of information on current air data The "Overview" webpage provides a brief description and links to the following five sources of information: Air quality index Maps …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Green public procurement

    Green public procurement Each year, German contracting authorities purchase around … be used to reduce environmental pollution, improve environmental product and service range, and promote more targeted market launches of innovative eco-friendly products. Green …

  • Article from 01.08.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil Investigation Advisory Board (FBU)

    … the expert committee according to section 25 of the German Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - … of methods and procedures in accordance with Section 25 BBodSchV. With the publication of the equivalence in the Federal Gazette by the Federal Ministry for … legal basis for the FBU and its tasks in the newly created Section 25. Members and Publications of the FBU The FBU ensures that its work is regularly checked, updated …

  • Article from 04.12.2024 | Last changed: 05.12.2024

    Economic aspects of transport

    Stau auf einer Autobahn

    … last update on 04.12.2024 Economic considerations Although the transport of people and goods ensures mobility and a wide variety of products, it also incurs a number … e.g. for travel in a passenger car, are considerably higher than those for use of public modes of passenger transport. Air travel incurs – in particular as concerns … situations for accommodation of external costs are identified. Associated content Publications Methodological Convention 3.2 for the Assessment of Environmental Costs …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … reduce its emissions since 1990. Source: LVDESIGN / Fotolia.com Passenger traffic and freight transport in Germany are growing steadily. Increasing numbers of … in Freight Transport EEA: Transport and environment reporting mechanism (TERM) Publications Digitalisation and automation of transport Further development of …