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  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … emissions from building products Building products which come into contact with groundwater or rainwater should not release harmful amounts of pollutants. An … pollutants are dissolved of a construction product using water as solvent (eluent) under specified conditions. The eluted substances in the eluates generated in the … in all the mortar tests carried out. The very good consistency of the test results under the various test conditions shows that the analysed test methods are …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

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    … produce emissions of various different substances, including volatile organic compounds ( VOC ). A research project by BAM, the Federal Institute for Materials … and from OSBs in particular. Masked sample (9.6 -cm open narrow surface) Source: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung AgBB Scheme for the Evaluation of VOC emissions The AgBB evaluation …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … at a concert – leisure activities are a welcome change from everyday life and are fundamental to our well-being. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, … energy sources, metals, minerals and renewable raw materials. This is a share of around 13% of total German raw material consumption. The research project The UBA … 2024-2027 Project No.: FKZ 3720 31 101 0 Contractors : ifeu – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH, Öko-Institut e. V., Franziska Mohaupt    …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

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    … research at UBA One of UBA’s many laboratories for chemical research Source: Umweltbundesamt The UBA carries out research in its own laboratories on the effects of … Chemical research at UBA The Chemical Safety Division tests chemicals and compounds in its own laboratories, making use of the results to carry out evaluations. … about the priority topics of chemical research at the UBA in the UBA’s Research Programme (pp. 43- 47). Vector Control Testing Facility UBA operates state of the …

  • Article from 20.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Coronavirus/climate/innovation: why we have to save tomorrow's

    … frequently SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), but can often be recently-founded businesses and start-ups. These drivers of innovation are threatened by the … shown in the "Green Start-up Monitor 2018" which was commissioned by the German Foundation for the Environment (DBU). At the same time, with their products and … 2019, the DBU has so far invested more than 2 million Euros in the Green Start-up Programme, with its key focus on digitalisation, in 18 innovation-oriented green …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Getting through the crisis: with the right goals in mind

    … have a transformative character. Traditional consumer aid and economic stimulus programmes alone won’t be enough. Clear guidelines and a clear economic framework … have a transformative character. Traditional consumer aid and economic stimulus programmes alone won’t be enough. Clear guidelines and a clear economic framework …

  • Article from 06.06.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    The virus has made it clear: the future is now

    … has made it clear: the future is now Accelerated by a virus, we have suddenly found ourselves in a possible future. The existen-tial threat appears as if through a … Heinimann and Prof. Dr. Peter Messerli  Accelerated by a virus, we have suddenly found ourselves in a possible future. The existen-tial threat appears as if through a … Development and Environment (CDE). He is the co-chair of Future Earth’s Global Land Programme (GLP) and was the co-chair of the group of 15 independent scientists …

  • Article from 11.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The coronavirus pandemic and protecting the climate – some discus

    … restructuring of the economy. This should take the following criteria into account under all circumstances: a greater focus on the consequential social and ecological … the measures from the December 2019 Climate Package; the aligning of other support programmes for the economy with the needs of climate and environmental protection …

  • Article from 09.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The use of private capital to provide for climate-friendly recons

    … and expanding climate protection are supported by B.A.U.M. by a specific programme, based on private capital and without requiring any additional public debt or tax funding from the State. We have, for this purpose, developed a comprehensive, …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … the weathering of rock and the decomposition of organic matter, takes at least a hundred years. Soil losses, for instance resulting from erosion by water or wind, are … falls as rain, and when this rain falls on patchy vegetation cover on soils under agricultural use, the outcome may involve substantial soil losses. … agricultural crops (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). Presumably, any resulting changes in ground cover are likely to increase the risk of erosion even more. Gaps in the …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

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    … Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way German Bundestag: Social issues are becoming increasingly important in environmental policy … affected have sufficient time to adapt. In addition, target group-specific support programmes and needs-based advice are necessary. These programmes can specifically …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.03.2024

    International Chemicals Management

    International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide

    … confirmed by the Global Chemicals Outlook II (GCO II) of the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ) in April 2019. Countries and stakeholders decide on the future … Management - ICCM5 ). ICCM5 takes place in Bonn from 25 - 29 September 2023 under German presidency. The conference must set the course for achieving the 2020 … legislation can be just as important as economic steering instruments or voluntary programmes. Careful design, adequate resources for implementation and the effective …