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  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … humans influence the likelihood of floods, their progression, and the damage they cause. Massive human intervention in the course of water bodies Massive human … runoff; also, the density of forested areas is crucial for water retention. Areas used for settlement and traffic have an effect on the development of floods, as they …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … update on 30.11.2014 Chemical assessment methods A wide range of substances from households, industry, trade, transport and agriculture are discharged into waters. As … salts and total parameters Source: Umweltbundeesamt Downloads: download Excel file (229.30 kB) Associated content Documents Environmental quality standards to … Pestizide Umweltbelastungen der Landwirtschaft Pflanzenschutzmittel Related publications Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … in German Immission Control Law. According to this regulation, the general public has to be informed about the risks of outdoor physical activities when ozone … to take extra care of children who are particularly sensitive to ozone, to excuse asthmatic children from school sports and to postpone any competitions or …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    … the several tons of coloured powders (holi colours, micro confetti, gulal powder) used at each festival are of particular interest. They consist to a great extent of … lens wearers and 67% knew that people with asthma or allergies should refrain from using holi colours altogether. Our recommendation Our recommendations are to follow …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … and state governments regularly collect data on the North Sea and Baltic Sea using various monitoring methods. This helps to assess the marine environment and … innovative methods such as satellite imagery and modelling are increasingly being used for monitoring. last update on 11.04.2025 Monitoring the North Sea and Baltic … – EU Partnerschaft für die Risikobewertung von Chemikalien Wasserökonomik Related publications Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … 6,000 years ago, ships took up conquering the oceans and humans have been making use of maritime transport for centuries. In the beginning, mainly sailing ships … are highlighted. The focus is on the question of whether and how the Federal Republic of Germany copes with its obligations under international and European law, …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … Use and Impact Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. … / UBA The seas and oceans, including the North Sea and Baltic Sea, are intensively used by humans. They provide food, energy, raw materials, transportation routes, and … for the future. Associated content Links EU-Meeresstrategie-Rahmenrichtlinie Publications Weiterentwicklung ausgewählter Indikatoren und Bewertungsansätze für …

  • 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

    … and their habitats, especially near the coast, are significantly affected by human use . Many pollutants and too many nutrients from municipalities, industry and … Jahres Meeresumweltsymposium 2024 – Aktuelle Meeresschutzthemen Daten zur Umwelt Publications Fachliche Unterstützung der Umsetzung der …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … On small to medium-sized watercourses, the morphological structure is assessed using either the “overview method” or the “on-site method”. The latter has been … for the classification of medium-size to large watercourses. These methods were used to draw up the map of water body structure. The “overview method” uses and … Ökologischer Zustand der Seen Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Flüsse Related publications PROSOIL – Protection of soil organisms: Development of toxicity …

  • Article from 15.09.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Assessment of watercourses

    two women are fishing in the water to take some samples

    … parameters. The oldest assessment is the saprobic system „Saprobiensystem“. It uses the population of macrozoobenthos (invertebrates dwelling on the riverbed) to … Spurenstoffe 2022-2025 Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Flüsse Flüsse Related publications Research and Monitoring Activities on Litter in Groundwater, Rivers, …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.07.2020

    Rivers

    … Rivers Our waters are used in a variety of ways, these influence their status. The results of the … and Warnow/ Peene. Tags heavy metal hydrography nutrient river … Our waters are used in a variety of ways, these influence their status. The results of the …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … terms of intensity or of duration, can have lasting adverse effects on health or cause physiological damage. Sound has an effect on the whole organism, inasmuch as it … The Agency has by these means derived an exposure-response curve, which can be used for quantitative risk estimation and analysis. Such risk estimations have a …