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  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … to chronic toxicity is less than 12. For hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorobutadiene and mercury, which highly accumulate within the food chain, an environmental quality … monitoring. Germany has choosen this for HCB and hexchlorobutadiene, but not for mercury due to methodological problems. The environmental quality standard for … status that is free from anthropogenic impairments. For nutrients, quality class II contains values derived from previous assessment procedures. The subsequent classes …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    … Protection and Food Safety (BVL).   A nalyses by UBA show that holi powders contain up to 70% of fine dust (particles with a maximum diameter of 10 μm), a fact … of German Fire Protection ( vfdb ).           Associated content Holi-Colours contain particulates (particle diameter < 10 µm); light microscopic picture Source: Umweltbundesamt Holi-Colours contain particulates (particle diameter < 10 µm); analysis by CASY® Cell Counter …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … mammals, for example, is observed from aeroplanes. The BLMP monitoring manual contains detailed information on measuring stations, parameters and methods, among … being developed for other pressures such as noise pollution or the input of waste and other biological components such as food webs and pelagic habitats as part …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … Maritime shipping Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA More and larger … are: International Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972 ( London Convention ) and its updating Protocol of 1996 … on surfaces are covered by the term ’anti-fouling’. The most common are biocide-containing coatings from which the biocides are permanently released and thus get …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … Use and Impact Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA The seas and oceans, … residues harm marine life and accumulate in the food web. Additionally, plastic waste (micro-, meso- and macroplastics) poses a severe threat to marine species through entanglement, ingestion, and the substances it contains. Marine ecosystems respond slowly to reductions in pollution, and current …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … offshore energy production , also have a negative impact on the marine environment. Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater noise disturbs and harms …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … relating to environmental and health policy. The results of the meta-analysis are contained within the English-language research document “ Transportation Noise and … relating to environmental and health policy. The results of the meta-analysis are contained within the English-language research document “ Transportation Noise and …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Lead at Christmas and on New Year's Eve

    red candle with a spoon for lead pouring

    … Existing residual stocks of lead-based tinsel must be disposed of as special waste. Is lead pouring necessary year on year? A glance at the pre-Christmas … that come into direct contact with lead if it is disposed of along with household waste. These things must be disposed of as hazardous waste. Divining the future on New Year’s Eve is traditional for some families who …

  • Article from 19.02.2025 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Committee on Indoor Air Guide Values

    Wohnzimmer im Altbau mit Sofa, Tisch, Stehlampe, Bild und Pflanzen

    … per day, depending on our age and how active we are. The indoor air we breathe can contain a variety of pollutants that can affect our health. Therefore, it is … for indoor air Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (118.26 kB) As indoor air can contain numerous organic compounds for which not all indoor air guide values are … 43 (2000), pp. 505-512. Guide values for indoor air: mercury Link, B.: Bundesgesundheitsblatt 42 (1999), pp. 168-174. Guide values for …

  • Article from 07.02.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Fragrances

    an orange perfumed candle, open bottle with fragrance and timber slats, an half orange, lavender and cinnamon sticks

    … fragrant candles, and in scented oils for burners. There is even perfume for waste bins and hoovers for sale.  Some department stores and offices are scented … at all if they are not regulated by the Hazardous Goods Ordinance. Imported goods containing fragrances from states outside the EU are subject to the production laws … at all if they are not regulated by the Hazardous Goods Ordinance. Imported goods containing fragrances from states outside the EU are subject to the production laws …

  • Article from 24.03.2014 | Last changed: 21.11.2025

    Soil information sharing

    … based on interfaces and standardized formats, the UBA has published an XML schema containing the current status of the list of requirements for long term soil … based on interfaces and standardized formats, the UBA has published an XML schema containing the current status of the list of requirements for long term soil …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Publications

    … Noise Soil | Land Sustainability | Strategies | International matters Transport Waste | Resources Water Series - Any - Schwerpunkte Texte Climate Change guidebook …