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  • Article from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 20.08.2019

    Environmental medicine

    A blood sample is taken from someones arm.

    … or an environment perceived as deficient can cause illness. It is a major statistical challenge to shed light on the conditions which give rise to illness, … or an environment perceived as deficient can cause illness. It is a major statistical challenge to shed light on the conditions which give rise to illness, …

  • Article from 06.11.2014 | Last changed: 17.12.2014

    Data for health-related exposure assessment

    pie-chart and map graphic with styluses on top

    … Database – RefXP . The RefXP database contains the recommended reference values and statistical distributions for the German population. RefXP provides data … Database – RefXP . The RefXP database contains the recommended reference values and statistical distributions for the German population. RefXP provides data …

  • Article from 21.11.2016 | Last changed: 24.11.2016

    Epidemiology

    stylised groups of people, one is highlighted in colour

    … more difficult than with controlled exposure studies to decide whether a recorded statistical relationship is of a causal nature or not. Epidemiological studies can … Bradford Hill (the so-called Hill Criteria) in 1965 (e. g. the strength of the statistical relation, specificity of the effects, the existence of multiple … more difficult than with controlled exposure studies to decide whether a recorded statistical relationship is of a causal nature or not. Epidemiological studies can …

  • Article from 21.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Assessing environmentally-related health risks

    A test tube with a blood sample is filled up with an other fluid in the laboratory..

    … or on isolated organs, cell structures, or individual cells. In this procedure statistical methods are used to identify the relationship between a particular … or on isolated organs, cell structures, or individual cells. In this procedure statistical methods are used to identify the relationship between a particular …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … directly into water bodies via sewage systems. For Germany, the official land statistics quantify 51,315 square kilometres (km²) of settlement and transport areas … end of 2018. 45.1% of this urbanised surface is sealed, according to the Federal Statistical Office. In terms of total surface area, the share of settlement and …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … than those who were exposed to levels of noise of below 50 decibels. In addition, statistical correspondences were established between night time traffic noise … by men and women in the course of the day may well play a role here; in addition, statistical distortions brought about by unknown menopausal status and hormone … than those who were exposed to levels of noise of below 50 decibels. In addition, statistical correspondences were established between night time traffic noise …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Overview

    … 5 to 7 years into the future were, among others: Abandonment of meteorological statistics in favour of the simulation of individual situations in form of a time … 5 to 7 years into the future were, among others: Abandonment of meteorological statistics in favour of the simulation of individual situations in form of a time …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … that traffic-noise pollution has declined only marginally over the past decade. A statistically significant proportion of the German population is exposed to a … traffic noise, 34 percent by train noise, and 23 percent by aircraft noise. These statistics are from a representative survey of 2,000 persons that was recently …

  • Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

    Resource use and its consequences

    construction of a pipeline

    … from raw material production are used to finance armed conflicts. According to UN statistics, natural resources play a key role in 40 percent of all intra-state … from raw material production are used to finance armed conflicts. According to UN statistics, natural resources play a key role in 40 percent of all intra-state …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    … heat and power (CHP) © German Federal Environment Agency on basis of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and Working Group on Energy Balances Final energy … © according to data Kranenburg et al. (2024) Nitrogen eutrophication © Federal Statistical Office of Germany Land-take for settlements and transport infrastructure … States and the Federal Government River eutrophication by phosphorus © Federal Statistical Office of Germany Using water resources © Voß et al. Ecological status …

  • Article from 22.07.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2024

    Statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of waste

    Development of the import and export of hazardous waste and other restricted waste 1995-2008

    Statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of waste Time series on wastes … to notification The data shown here is excerpted from figures issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), which also provides more detailed …