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  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    … installations of the following types: storage/handling of pressure liquefied toxic gases; liquid gas storage facilities; storage of combustible liquids; general … are linked with the relevant safety requirements from the technical rules and regulations and other sources. The links can either be references or entire …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … practice. We are also active participants in commissions that promulgate rules and regulations. Moreover, we document and analyze industrial accidents in Germany and …

  • 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.

    … Source: Umweltbundesamt An EU directive bans the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 for mobile air conditioning … (2.30 MB) BAM-Bericht “Explosion Region HFO1234yf" (2.30 MB) Tags carbon dioxide F-gases refrigerant tetrafluoroethane … An EU directive bans the use of fluorinated …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … The document aims to ensure that all visitors comply with the established regulations and recommendations regarding Antarctica. Since 2005 the Parties to the … The document aims to ensure that all visitors comply with the established regulations and recommendations regarding Antarctica. Since 2005 the Parties to the …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … environment by agriculture and the influence agriculture has on the environment are regulated in Germany by a number of central environmental laws, for example the … environment by agriculture and the influence agriculture has on the environment are regulated in Germany by a number of central environmental laws, for example the …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … EU classified formaldehyde as “May cause cancer” (category 1 B pursuant to the CLP Regulation). Further information on the assessment of risks to health, occurrence … measures can be found on our page dedicated to formaldehyde . Although legal regulations (Hazardous Substances Ordinance/ Prohibition of Chemicals Ordinance) …

  • Article from 01.02.2016 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Low-emission zones in Germany

    Road sign for  a low-emission zone

    … the tax class and EURO standard recorded in the car registration book, and which is regulated by the labelling regulation in the 35th Ordinance for the Implementation of the Federal Immission … the tax class and EURO standard recorded in the car registration book, and which is regulated by the labelling regulation in the 35th Ordinance for the Implementation …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … Forms of reactive nitrogen which are especially relevant to the environment are the gases ammonia (NH 3 ), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), nitrous … nitrogen emissions were often not effective enough, as legal requirements and regulations were limited to individual emission areas or only affected one …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … Ozone Ozone is a colourless and toxic gas, and one of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere. The natural ozone layer which occurs in the atmosphere at … ozone … Ozone is a colourless and toxic gas, and one of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere. The natural ozone layer which occurs in the atmosphere at …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … - and is on the rise! +++ OTHER TOPICS: Air quality in Germany in 2018 | Regulations for the restriction of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels | … - and is on the rise! +++ OTHER TOPICS: Air quality in Germany in 2018 | Regulations for the restriction of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels | …

  • Article from 17.09.2009 | Last changed: 22.07.2020

    Climate and greenhouse effect

    sun and blue sky

    … effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect Climate is described in terms of mean values, … exclusively man-made are entering the atmosphere. All of these substances and gases, including water vapour and ozone, have a special characteristic: They allow … radiation that is reflected from the Earth’s warmed surface. As a result, these gases’ molecules are transformed into a so-called energetically “excited state”, …