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  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … in the environment. When endocrine substances drew special attention in the 1990s, public debate also focused on contraceptive hormones and the environmental impact of pharmaceutical …

  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … Source: marcfotodesign / Fotolia.com Biocides are substances and products which are used to combat pests such as insects, mice and rats but also algae, fungi or … be controlled. Associated content Links Biocides Authorisation Unit Biozid-Portal Publications Biocides Reduction of environmental risks from the use of biocides: …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    … planning and technical realization. The building’s energy concept is based on the use of renewable energy, to which end solar panels were built into the folding roof … repository to the German Environment Agency. The responsibility applies to the public construction tasks resulting from the Lower Saxony Building Code and the …

  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    … Environmental guidelines Renewable energies are also used in the Federal Environment Agency´s office building Dessau-Roßlau Source: Firma … that we as an institution adhere to our own environmental guidelines, ranging from using recycled paper for office printers to building energy saving office buildings. … an environmentally compatible manner as possible. We recommend our visitors to use public transport. We involve our contractors in our activities to protect the …

  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … foundation upon which UBA provides policy and implementation advice. Its work focuses on transforming society and the economy in a way that ensures a sustainable … quality of life also means free and secure access for everyone to basic public goods such as freedom, security, political, economic, social and cultural …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    … gas storage facilities; storage of combustible liquids; general freight warehouses; facilities handling, storing or processing dusts, and production facilities. … AIM Using a web-based accreditation procedure, users can register a specific profile detailing their particular interests and take part in an interactive … experience with major industrial accidents and helps to fulfil the obligation on public authorities to disseminate environmental information, as set out in Article …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … for nanotechnology? Engineered nanomaterials have new properties which are used specifically to develop new products and applications. Nanotechnology is … Health assessment BMBF project "Data and Knowledge on Nanomaterials (DaNa)" UBA publications on nanotechnology Publications Nanotechnology Conference reports …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent health and … (ZEMA) Our Accident Reporting and Assessment Unit (ZEMA) documents, assesses and publicizes in a database and annual reports all accidents and incidents that are …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … of the refrigerant 1234yf Source: Umweltbundesamt An EU directive bans the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 for … on flammability test by DUH e.V. (2014) Film on flammability test by DUH (2008) Publications Persistente Abbauprodukte halogenierter Kälte- und Treibmittel in der …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … a guide for visitors to the Antarctic based on these recommendations. It contains useful advice and guidelines for proper behaviour and background information about … Briefing Film - Going Ashore Visitors IAATO Briefing Film - Deep Field Visitors Publications Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic How to behave? Visitor Guidelines …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … of the pack ice. Nevertheless, there is a lack of reliable estimates of stocks because the survey methods applied differed between the voyages. It remains unresolved … Übereinkommen zur Erhaltung der antarktischen Robben (CCAS) Related publications Terrestrial biological monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … dust from chimneys and stoves Source: Grzegorz Polak / Fotolia.com Smoke from house chimneys can lead to unpleasant odours in the neighbourhood and be harmful to … (PM10) Indikator: Bevölkerungsgewichtete Feinstaubbelastung (PM2,5) Related publications Determination of emission factors and emissions in 2020 and 2030 for …