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  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … vegetation also determine how much water can percolate into the soil per unit of time. Steep valleys, channelised waterways, and a high degree of soil sealing, as … temperature gradient between the subtropics and the Arctic - which has warmed three times as much as the rest of the world in recent decades - is leading to …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … to twice value of class II Quality class III (yellow): heavily polluted up to four times value of class II Quality class III-IV (orange): very heavily polluted up to … for individual products in the light of agricultural practice (tank mixtures, spray series)? Development of cornerstones for a monitoring programme for the assessment …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … for the protection of human health of 120 μg/m 3 was defined. The VDI stated at the time that this value implies practically no safety margin for people who are … for the protection of human health of 120 μg/m 3 was defined. The VDI stated at the time that this value implies practically no safety margin for people who are …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … all marine organism groups are thus covered by an EU directive for the first time. The MSFD also includes eight so-called ‘pressure descriptors’ - D2 … pelagic habitats, contaminants, food webs, marine litter, etc.) as well as a series of indicator assessments, pilot assessments and other assessments. These …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    Maritime shipping Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg Source: FG II … is washed off again, especially on shores with strong surf and thus shifted several times in the course of changing weather and tidal conditions. Oil of still … RESPONSE working group has the task of ensuring that the appropriate equipment is timely available in the event of a shipping accident and the resulting oil …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … as key transportation routes for global trade. Even during regular operations, maritime shipping releases pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur into the sea and … shipwrecks pose an ongoing risk, as oil and other pollutants can be released at any time. Oil and gas extraction from the seabed remains a common practice - one that …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … serve as living and recreational spaces, and are transport routes. At the same time, the North and Baltic Seas face many human activities, leaving their marine … ) produced by humans from the atmosphere through natural gas exchange. At the same time, they are important components of the global water cycle and distribute heat …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … than those from relatively quiet areas. Thereby, people who were exposed to night time levels of 55 decibels (dB(A)) or higher directly outside their bedroom window … decibels. In addition, statistical correspondences were established between night time traffic noise exposure at home and deleterious effects on the immune system and …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Overview

    … already discussed how the TA Luft should develop on an intermediate and long-term time scale. After the conference, we therefore sat together in the small village … statistics in favour of the simulation of individual situations in form of a time series. Abandonment of classifications in favour of continuous meteorological …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023

    Risk management in river basins

    … of the Oder at the beginning of the millennium, and to the UNECE. In the meantime more than 30 international harmonised guides have been developed for various … Orientierungswerte für Störfallbeurteilungswerte bei Gewässerschäden). In the meantime its approach has been accepted not only by the Elbe Commission but also that of …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … of aviation tax legislation has introduced a tax on air travel for the first time in Germany. It is the Federal legislator’s reaction to the fact that the … of aviation tax legislation has introduced a tax on air travel for the first time in Germany. It is the Federal legislator’s reaction to the fact that the …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … of interests concerning road and rail traffic to the exclusion of air traffic, maritime traffic and existing rail lines. The EU ambient noise directive, which was … day and night respectively (medium target value). The long term goal should be daytime and nocturnal noise levels of 50 dB(A) and 40 dB(A) respectively (optimal …