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  • Article from 24.02.2025 | Last changed: 31.03.2025

    Guided tours

    … about architecture, energy concept, tasks of Federal Environment Agency, and former Gas Quarter. Tours by appointment Cost: 1-hour guided tour in German = … of 20 max.), guided tour in English €80 (group of 20 max.) Reservations/hotels and accommodation referrals Phone: +49 340 - 882920-03 Email: … façade in atrium Source: Silvia Sinah Interior views of UBA Dessau-Roßlau: Stairs and bridges in atrium Source: Silvia Sinah In the environmental library of UBA …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    … (Saxony), Langen (Hesse), Merseburg (Saxony-Anhalt), Salzgitter (Lower Saxony) and Cottbus (Brandenburg). We also operate a seven station measurement network … II 3.3 Drinking Water Resources and Treatment Section III 2.5 Monitoring Methods, Waste Water Management Section IV 2.4 Substances Hazardous to Water - …

  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    … that we at the UBA set a good example when it comes to environmental protection. And so we have set ourselves the goal of ensuring that we as an institution adhere … efficiently and in an environmentally compatible fashion. We make efforts to avoid waste and where waste is unavoidable, it is recycled or disposed of in an …

  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … Mission Statement The UBA works for a healthy planet, quality of life for all and a sustainable world. Source: Susanne Kambor / UBA What is our take on ourselves … and a sustainable world require intact ecosystems and ambitious protection of the climate and resources. A central goal of environmental policy is to achieve a good … renewable energies, chemicals regulation, air, soil and water legislation, waste management, resources and transport, by further developing and improving …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks The German Environment Agency evaluates and … in various fields of application Use of nanomaterials and nanoscale products for wastewater treatment Use of Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Use of nanomaterials in …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … Plant safety Plant safety and industrial-accident prevention measures aim first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent health and environmental …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … refrigerant tetrafluoroethane (R134a) has to be replaced. Tests in laboratory and car showed that the new refrigerant 1234yf selected by car industry can lead to … 2,3,3,3‑Tetrafluoropropene (1234yf), as alternative refrigerants. For the sake of climate protection the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) favours CO 2 as a …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … for humans. Compliance with the visitor guidelines ensures protection of the flora and fauna as well as the visitors to Antarctica themselves. last update on … of non-native species to the Antarctic. It is also forbidden to leave any waste in the Antarctic environment or to leave graffiti or other markings on …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … these knowledge gaps. last update on 29.02.2016 Whales in Antarctica – What we know and what we do not know There is still little knowledge about the abundance and distribution of whales and their populations in Antarctic waters. The existing database is very limited. …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas Especially in the winter time the air … as well as plywood, chipboard or fiberboards. Also paper, cardboard, combustible waste and garbage must not be burnt . Use a wood moisture measuring instrument, they …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly Older people's health can also … Not only children can react particularly sensitive but also the health of adults and particularly the elderly is determined by environmental influences. Therefore, … A Case-Control study. Environmental Health Perspectives 24, 3 (2016) 351-356. … Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … Agricultural law Laws rule how agriculture use and manipulate the nature Source: CC Vision Intensive agriculture is a major source … resources and allow environmental quality objectives for water, soil, air and the climate to be achieved. It therefore recommends that environmental considerations in …