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  • News from 16.07.2020 | Last changed: 28.07.2020

    An estimated 310,000 vehicles with unknown whereabouts

    end-of-life vehicles

    … premium in 2009. The source of these data is the Federal Statistical Office data on waste disposal. The increase is likely to be partly due to the exchange premiums for … Rezyklateinsatzes Tags End of Life Vehicles Directive end-of-life vehicle illegal waste disposal plastics recycling recovery rate waste recycling recycling rate … In Germany, some 560,000 end-of-life vehicles arose …

  • Press release 17/2021 from 13.04.2021 | Last changed: 04.05.2021

    Plastics in the environment: Transport, building sectors and agriculture are major sources

    Plastikteilchen

    … 13.04.2021 UBA ⁠President Dirk Messner said, "About 90 per cent of littered plastic waste can be eliminated through removal measures. However, the goal must be to … in the first place. Overall, the amount of carelessly discarded (littered) waste continues to rise. The national transposition of the EU Single-Use Plastics … have only been available in isolated cases, mostly in connection with littered waste and measured in quantities. The project's central goal was therefore to …

  • News from 18.09.2013 | Last changed: 18.09.2013

    Pharmaceutical residues can affect soil organisms

    purification plant

    … Pharmaceutical residues can affect soil organisms Sewage sludge can contain pharmaceutical residues Source: Rob Bouwman / Fotolia.com How pharmaceutical … of the occurrence of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds) in waste streams Do new generations of active pharmaceuticals for human use require an … antipodarum Moving forward: The European Commission’s Proposal for a Recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive Tags groundwater protection pharmaceutical …

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    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The illustration IG-R-3 ‘Water procurement in the processing industry’ contains a line chart which shows the development of water procurement in the processing industry during the period from 1991 to 2019. The illustration is presented as an index for the reference year 2001. There are two lines which show, on one hand the water procurement per price-adjusted gross value added and on the other, the own withdrawal plus the external water supply minus delivery of water to third parties.

    … industry The illustration IG-R-3 ‘Water procurement in the processing industry’ contains a line chart which shows the development of water procurement in the … kB) … The illustration IG-R-3 ‘Water procurement in the processing industry’ contains a line chart which shows the development of water procurement in the …

  • Newsletter from 20.10.2017 | Last changed: 20.10.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2017

    … in recent years. read more (in German) Resource-efficient infrastructure Transport, waste water management, water and energy supply, digital connectivity: … involves the use of the toxic heavy metal Chromium VI which is discharged to wastewater and considered hazardous waste. A project carried out under the …

  • Newsletter from 07.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2023

    … | 07.06.2023 Rubrics Climate / Energy Health Chemicals Noise Economy / Consumption Waste / Resources Air Water Agriculture Soil / Land Sustainability / Strategies / … updated Algae, barnacles or mussels on boats are often controlled with biocide-containing antifouling coatings that damage the environment. The updated UBA fouling …

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    Scientific Background Document A (SBD-A)

    … in Chapter 3. In addition, a Scientific Background Document B (SBD-B) is available, containing DO3SE model parameterisations for additional species and information on … in Chapter 3. In addition, a Scientific Background Document B (SBD-B) is available, containing DO3SE model parameterisations for additional species and information on …

    SBD A (2.72 MB)
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    Scientific Background Document B (SBD-B)

    … described in Chapter 3. Scientific Background Document B (SBD-B; this document) contains DO3SE model parameterisations for additional species and information on … described in Chapter 3. Scientific Background Document B (SBD-B; this document) contains DO3SE model parameterisations for additional species and information on …

    SBD-B (4.15 MB)
  • Press release 070/08 from 23.10.2008 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Information on energy-efficient city lighting

    … environment. This is especially true as concerns replacement of the high pressure mercury vapour lamps still in widespread use and which consume a great deal of …

  • Appointment from 10.05.2024

    NiCE Online Seminar: Big Points for Sustainable Consumption

    … project manager at the international startup “CYRKL”. She focuses on biodegradable waste and organic materials. She specializes in transforming waste into resources using valorization technologies such as composting facilities, biogas stations, wastewater treatment plants, biodegradation processes, and sludge management. Engage …

  • Press release 10/2015 from 17.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    New "Blue Angel" for data centers

    Servers

    … estimates that the costs of investment for new measurement techniques or cold aisle containment of the data centre are usually paid off after an average of two years. … estimates that the costs of investment for new measurement techniques or cold aisle containment of the data centre are usually paid off after an average of two years. … …

  • Press release 32/2011 from 22.06.2011 | Last changed: 09.07.2013

    Large-scale engineering in global environmental processes: an alternative in climate protection?

    … of the environment. ”There is no technology at present which can retroactively contain global warming”, said UBA President Jochen Flasbarth. In principle … technological measures and proposals, known in the field as geo-engineering, aim to contain global warming. Proposals range from releasing sulphur aerosols into the … 2010 mark the first official declaration in a UN resolution of the 2-degree goal to contain global warming by the international community of states. Just how to achieve …