… in building products Some substances in building materials may be harmful to the environment and health. Source: Udo Kroener / Fotolia.com Building products … a great many substances that are released into indoor air, soil, or groundwater. They include organic or inorganic substances which may harm the environment or human health. last update on 02.08.2022 Volatile organic …

… Health-related exposure assessment Exposure - pathes of environmental impact Source: Umweltbundesamt People are exposed to a wide … range of environmental influences, such as noise or pollutants in air and water. These stressors may cause acute or chronic health effects. last update on 19.03.2018 … or physical influences. This contact can occur via mouth (e. g. by food), the respiratory system or skin. These routes of entry from the environment into the …

… Nanomaterial Nanoparticles can spread in the air across borders and also adhere to aerosols. Source: picsfive / Fotolia.com last update on 07.11.2017 Little is known about the risks Nanotechnology deals with the production and application of processes and nanomaterials composed of …

… Epigenetics and Environmental Influences DNA Source: nobeastsofierce / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency has initiated a research project in the field of epigenetics. Epigenetics explains the influence of environmental factors on the properties of cells and gene …

… Source: apops / Fotolia.com last update on 22.12.2025 We hereby inform about the supervision of transboundary waste shipment, as required by Article 51 of the European Waste Shipment Regulation. The control of shipments of waste is regulated by § 11 of the German Waste Shipment …

… Flood prevention The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve Source: Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe – Brandenburg; © Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International In the past, flood protection was often strongly focused on technical measures. …

… Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Floods are natural … Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 2021. UBA 2021: Bodenversiegelung in Deutschland … Floods - how they form and how we influence them …

… Maritime shipping Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA More and larger ships are sailing the world's oceans. Due to their high tonnages, ocean-going vessels can be a comparably environment-friendly …

… of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. Source: FG II 2.3 / 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 recreation. …