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Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025
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 … on whether the activities should be extended to include waste at sea. To this end UBA organized a seminar in November 2018. Representatives of both networks, of the … 2008, the use of TBT in antifouling agents for ships was therefore banned (see also UBA topic page 'Anti-fouling agents' , German only). Today, mainly copper compounds … -
Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025
Use and Impact
… view 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 … mammals such as whales and seals, as well as seabirds, fish and molluscs. Noise mapping has shown: Human-generated noise is omnipresent in the oceans. The effects … mammals such as whales and seals, as well as seabirds, fish and molluscs. Noise mapping has shown: Human-generated noise is omnipresent in the oceans. The effects … -
Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025
Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?
… seas and oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA The German Environment Agency is committed to protecting the oceans, which are … are an important ‘engine’ for global ocean currents. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has been working for decades to determine the state of the seas and to reduce … are an important ‘engine’ for global ocean currents. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has been working for decades to determine the state of the seas and to reduce … -
Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013
Water body structure
… in terms of deviation from its potential natural state (reference condition). Maps of water landscapes served to define reference conditions. On small to … -
Article from 15.09.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017
Assessment of watercourses
… of watercourses Taking samples to examine the water quality Source: Hoffmann / UBA In Germany the Federal States (Länder) have the responsibility for monitoring … -
Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025
Circulatory diseases
… occurrence of arteriosclerosis”, the Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt - UBA) investigated more than 1,700 predominantly older people from Berlin. The … occurrence of arteriosclerosis”, the Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt - UBA) investigated more than 1,700 predominantly older people from Berlin. The … -
Article from 26.11.2025 | Last changed: 28.11.2025
Download
… When downloading the three large ZIP files with the plume library from the UBA server, technical problems occur sporadically. The plume library is therefore … -
Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025
Overview
… protection", Janicke Consulting on behalf of the German Environment Agency, UBA). The program package AUSTAL2000 is a tool for applying the algorithms of Annex 3 of the new TA Luft in practice. The UBA has provided it to the public already in its draft version. This is to be seen … east from Jackson, in order to bring our ideas together (in the framework of the UBA project "handbook for immission calculations"). We, that was: Werner Klug, Paul … -
Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023
Risk management in river basins
… shortcomings in accident prevention had taken on alarming proportions by the 1970s. UBA addressed the problem and in the years since then has formulated a comprehensive … in accident prevention became the centre of focus after the Sandoz spill, and UBA seized this opportunity to then develop a comprehensive risk management strategy … Working through the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) UBA advanced the idea of increasing safety levels at installations by also improving … -
Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025
Traffic noise
… was implemented in Germany in 2005, also takes a unified approach. However noise mapping and noise action planning, which began in 2007 and 2008 respectively, have … strategies for the various point sources. Noise abatement target values The UBA and WHO have defined the following noise abatement target values, which are … always been based on heterogeneous strategies for the various point sources. … The UBA and WHO have defined the following noise abatement target values, which are … -
Article from 13.11.2024 | Last changed: 14.11.2025
International soil governance
… and how international regulations should be redrafted. Associated content Links UBA FAO Webinar March 2023 International Soil Governance Conference, 10/2022 Webinar …