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  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 18.05.2020

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)

    … or through their use in livestock production. Therefore the German federal states and the Federal Institute of Hydrology have been measuring select active … in surface waters for a number of years. Currently no environmental quality standards have been determined for API either at European or national level. However, … stations in 2017. Monitoring sites mainly affected by discharges from municipal wastewater treatment p Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (9.28 kB) Endocrine active …

  • Article from 29.04.2022 | Last changed: 29.04.2022

    Newsletter WHO CC Air Hygiene

    Schild des WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control

    … Newsletter WHO CC Air Hygiene WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control Source: Catrin Zigelski / UBA Until 2018 the WHO … Air Pollutants for 2020 and Beyond 49, 06/2012 December 2012 Protecting Health from Climate Change - a seven Country Initiative in the WHO European Region 50, 12/2012 … Toxic Equivalency Factors for Dioxins and Furans an its Impact on the Emissions of Waste Incineration Plants in Germany 31, 06/2003 December 2002 Health Impact …

  • Article from 11.01.2023 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES V (2014-2017)

    Six children on a lawn sich in einer Kette bei den Händen gefasst und hüpfen lachend in die Luft

    … Survey, GerES V (2014-2017) UBA is tracking exposure to pollutants of children and adolescents from 167 German communities Source: yanlev / Fotolia.com From 2014 to 2017, the German Environment Agency investigated the exposure of children and adolescent exposure to environmental influences in Germany. Families were … last update on 11.01.2023 Note : First study results are available under "Links" and "Publications". Further results of the indoor investigations, drinking water …

  • Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 27.10.2022

    Environmental burden of disease

    Traffic jam in a crowded street

    … influences can cause illness: For example, noise increases the risk of heart attack and particulate matter may trigger lung cancer. The Federal Environment Agency uses … environmental impacts are associated with particularly large numbers of diseases and what benefits environmental protection can have for our health. last update on … Produkte Related publications Evaluation of Information Systems Relevant to Climate Change and Health - Vol. 1 Evaluation of Information Systems Relevant to …

  • Article from 08.05.2023 | Last changed: 08.05.2023

    Human biomonitoring in Europe

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … was investigated uniformly in Europe. Source: CC Vision European environment and health policy attaches great importance to the human biomonitoring (HBM) tool … last update on 08.05.2023 Human biomonitoring: A tool of European environmental and health policy Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool to record human exposure to pollutants and is used in environmental and occupational medicine. In human biomonitoring, …

  • Article from 21.11.2022 | Last changed: 23.11.2022

    Cooperation for the promotion of human biomonitoring

    Refinery

    … cooperation on human biomonitoring between the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the German chemical industrial association (VCI). The cooperation is significant … or are of special relevance last update on 21.11.2022 Background, objectives and tasks of cooperation The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) …

  • Article from 19.03.2019 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    European testing procedure: Emissions from construction products

    A gypsum board in an emissions testing chamber.

    … on pollutant emissions from construction products both validated testing procedures and qualified testing bodies are required. Test methods for determining the release … substances from construction products have been available in Europe for some time, and the first designated testing laboratories for this purpose have recently been … it has not been possible to date to include information concerning environmental and health protection under the CE marking. Meanwhile, various testing methods for …

  • Article from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 27.03.2017

    Food waste in the catering sector

    Schmackhafte Desserts an einem Buffet.

    Food waste in the catering sector Generating buffet leftovers is also a waste of … environment. Source: Nuvola / Fotolia.com Food production consumes many resources and produces greenhouse gas emissions. For the sake of the environment food waste … kB) Related publications Prevention of food waste in the catering sector Tags food waste waste prevention … Food production consumes many resources and produces …

  • Landing page from 07.11.2025

    Environmental Indicators

    … German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy. Click on the images to view the indicators. … also available in German language . Overview Indicators Filter by topic Chemicals Climate Energy Air Land, soil, terrestrial ecosystems Water Health and environment … Nitrate in groundwater © Research and Technology Centre West Coast a.o. Plastic waste in the North Sea © German Environment Agency according to the Federal States …

  • Article from 16.08.2024 | Last changed: 16.08.2024

    Cross-media monitoring in air quality management

    Neuglobsow air monitoring station

    … sites throughout Europe. Comprehensive measurements are used to draw up water and material cycle balances on catchment scale. These detailed observations of … (clean air policy measures, changes in the deposition of air pollutants, climatic changes) and to estimate the effects of air pollutants on ecosystem … program. With the aim of developing future scenario simulations (deposition, climate change) the model system is meant to accurately reproduce the water and

  • Article from 21.10.2019 | Last changed: 08.10.2025

    Germany’s System for Guarantees of Regional Origin (GRO)

    … their customers regional electricity products. last update on 21.10.2019 Reason and background for GRO Germany has a very successful supporting system for renewable … of regional renewable electricity. A paper by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (only available in German language) from 11 March 2016 explains in more … renewable electricity, it must show this in its annual electricity disclosure and thus prove the regional characteristics of the electricity to it’s customers. …

  • Article from 31.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.09.2024

    SDGs: A challenge for sustainability policy

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … States adopted them in September 2015. In addition to implementation at national and local level, UBA's efforts in the area of sustainability focus on an … at EU level. last update on 31.08.2024 On 25 September 2015, the heads of state and government adopted the Agenda „ Transforming our world: the 2030-Agenda for … Establishment of an Indicator Concept for the German Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change Restart of the EU sustainability policy in the context of the …