… a harmonized land cover map as an example for the entire region of the Geneva Air Pollution Convention Air quality 2020 Air Quality 2019 Air Quality 2016 Tags air …

… Newsletter WHO CC Air Hygiene WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control Source: Catrin Zigelski / UBA Until 2018 the WHO Collaborating … and Health +++ Blood Lead Levels in Preschool and School Children in Three Urban Areas of Romania 29, 07/2002 December 2001 Austrian Project on Health Effects of …

… German Environmental Survey, GerES V (2014-2017) UBA is tracking exposure to pollutants of children and adolescents from 167 German communities Source: yanlev / … and their changes can be identified. The effectiveness of common measures to reduce pollution can be reviewed. Vulnerable groups can be identified and pollution sources …

… evaluated. Data on the frequency of heart attacks in Germany and on noise pollution amongst the population can be used, for example, to estimate the … also contribute to determine how the risk of heart attacks increases with noise pollution. For Germany, the Federal Environment Agency performs a variety of EBD …

… Human biomonitoring in Europe Human exposure to pollutants was investigated uniformly in Europe. Source: CC Vision European … HBM study could help provide comprehensive policy recommendations to reduce the pollution burden on the citizens of Europe. The project ended in November 2012. …

… for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (known as the MAK Commission of the German Research Foundation (DFG). These … for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (known as the MAK Commission of the German Research Foundation (DFG). These …

… an emission test chamber Source: Klaus-Reinhard Brenske / UBA For reliable data on pollutant emissions from construction products both validated testing procedures and … building products into interiors mustn't cause residents to fall ill as a result of polluted indoor air. To achieve an indoor air quality consistent with the minimum … from building envelopes and infrastructure contributes to diffuse environmental pollution. To ensure that contaminant leaching from buildings does not undermine …

… target value of 5 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the target value was only exceeded at one station in the vicinity of a mining industry. The average concentration in urban and rural areas is about 0.1 µg/m³. Slightly higher values are measured close to industry (0.6 …

… as anti-knock additives in petrol. Car exhausts lead to an immense environmental pollution. Even today road traffic is an important emission source as lead is … in Germany, the concentrations are significantly below the limit value. In urban areas, average concentrations are at the moment approx. 6 ng/m³, in rural areas 2 …

… target value of 1 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the ambient air concentrations of Benzo(a)pyrene of most of the … is approx. 0.3 ng/m³, a bit lower than close to traffic or industry. In rural areas the pollution (approx. 0.2 ng/m³) is lower than in the cities. Even lower …

… target value of 6 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the target value was seldom exceeded, at stations in the … of industry only. The average pollution in urban is about 0.5 ng/m³ in urban areas slightly lower. A bit higher concentrations are measured close to industrial …