… The UBA research agenda “Urban environmental protection” The UBA research agenda focuses on … environmental quality goals. The Agenda also highlights gaps in our knowledge about environmentally oriented, socially acceptable and health promoting urban …

… that genetic causes contribute to a large extent to the development of autism. Do environmental factors also play a role? last update on 15.05.2020 Autism is seen as … of autism cannot be determined by biomarkers but rather by patient observation based on certain diagnostic criteria. Early childhood autism manifests itself before … of life. In a large-scale EU project called MiND (http://mind-project.eu/) the researchers are investigating the genetic causes of autism and the gene-environment …

… measured in Europe actually cause headaches cannot be answered from existing environmental epidemiological studies. The results of these studies were found to be … Why are there not more environmental epidemiological studies on headaches? Researchers agree that there are major research gaps regarding the causes of …

… Work Status Report +++ Urban Climate and Air Quality - An Overview of University Research in Germany 42, 12/2008 June 2009 NEHAP Network of Belgian Cities: Health … +++ CLEAR - Cluster of Air Quality Research 35, 06/2005 December 2004 German Environmental Survey for Children (GerES IV) 2003-2006 +++ Health Impact Assessment …

… German Environmental Survey, GerES V (2014-2017) UBA is tracking exposure to pollutants of … questions of environmental equity will follow step by step. In addition, individual data of the GerES V participants are available as a Scientific Use File for research purposes. Spotlight on the young generation The 2014-2017 German …

… Environmental burden of disease Environmental influences can cause illness Source: … , abbreviated to: EBD. In the context of EBD studies, environmental and health data are linked and statistically evaluated. Data on the frequency of heart attacks … e. that environmental protection is particularly important for our health. Current research and results According to calculations by the Federal Environment Agency, …

… great importance to the human biomonitoring (HBM) tool for the determination of the environmental burden on the population. However previous or ongoing HBM studies in … issues; the procedures used are not uniform, with the consequence that the data generated are often not comparable. For this reason, in 2004 the European … on a European Scale). COPHES is a working group which brings together 35 research teams from 24 EU Member States plus Croatia, Norway and Switzerland. The …

… Group have backgrounds in chemical-analytical science, expertise in toxicology, environmental medicine and/ or regulatory affairs and work for the Federal … either for the compound itself or for its active components or metabolites (related research in “ The MAK Collection for Occupational Health and Safety ” and laboratory … with low likelihood of exposure (no consumer relevance) (e.g. research in the SPIN database ) The finally compiled list built the bases for further discussions on …

… board in an emission test chamber Source: Klaus-Reinhard Brenske / UBA For reliable data on pollutant emissions from construction products both validated testing … procedures, it has not been possible to date to include information concerning environmental and health protection under the CE marking. Meanwhile, various testing … according to CEN/TS 16637-3 are converted into European standards (EN), the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has co-ordinated  a European round robin …

… of two loaded shopping carts, or about 230 euros worth of food. For more on the environmental impact of food waste and measures to prevent it see " Development of tools to prevent food waste ". Excessive food production is an unnecessary environmental burden. Source: Umweltbundesamt Catering in everyday life The catering … festivals. Catering harbours potential to relieve environmental pressure Current research indicates that about one-third of the food used for consumption away from …