… sound is a pivotal dimension of our society, but is often intrusive, disturbing and/or unpleasant. The biological functions of our body enable us to generate and process sound. For example, we need sound for communication. And while the term refers to what we are able to hear, noise connotes how we …

… Commissions and advisory boards Soil protection is an environmental protection task … the UBA has strengthened its competencies in this regard via two commissions and an advisory board. last update on 01.04.2014 The Kommission Landwirtschaft … samples, soil substance quantification, and soil investigation quality assurance. … Commissions and advisory boards …

… air data" information pages Experts at the monitoring stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency take multiple daily measurements to determine the … to our “Current air data” webpage to look up measured values, some forecast data, and data on past years. last update on 18.11.2025 Overview: Our range of information on current air data The "Overview" webpage provides a brief description and links to the following five sources of information: Air quality index Maps …

… the expert committee according to section 25 of the German Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - … creates the formal prerequisites for being able to apply newer measurement methods and procedures despite the normative references to standards in the BBodSchV. last update on 01.08.2024 Soil Investigation Advisory Board …

… Approval and Harmonization – 4MS Initiative The four Member States (MS) Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2011 have … documents), which are still being updated until a European list is available. … Approval and Harmonization – 4MS Initiative …

… last update on 25.05.2011 Quality assurance principles The quality of emission and ambient air quality measurements is based essentially on a range of programmes to whose implementation science, industry and administrative authorities contribute to different degrees. Recognised measuring and testing institutes deserve particular mention in this context, since they fulfil …

… AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Definition and Methods AEGL values (Acute … last update on 23.08.2013 What are AEGL values? Additionally, measures for alert and emergency response planning as well as for disaster control can be projected …

… AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Relevance and Legislation The legal … of the German "Hazardous Incident Ordinance" ("Störfall-Verordnung" (in german) and European legislation (Council Directive 96/82/EC)). Such values serve as …