… greenhouse gases as well as Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles. Fully halogenated CFCs and HCFCs Fully … greenhouse gases as well as Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles. Fully halogenated CFCs and HCFCs Fully …

… Wood-based materials are one of the main sources of formaldehyde in indoor air. Source: Pixelot / Fotolia.com Wood-based materials and consequently also …

… have been regulated through legislation banning their use. The major sources of air pollution by these substances used to be metal mining and waste incineration … How do dioxins enter the environment? Dioxins enter the environment through: air products (chemicals, paper) solid residues (ash, slag, sewage sludge) wastewater …

… same time, releases of chemicals along their entire life cycle cause pollution of air, water and soil. This often leads to adverse effects on human health and the … same time, releases of chemicals along their entire life cycle cause pollution of air, water and soil. This often leads to adverse effects on human health and the …

… Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The POPs Protocol entered into force on 23 October 2003. … Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The POPs Protocol entered into force on 23 October 2003. …

… offices Just a few of UBA’s offices: Dessau-Roßlau, Berlin-Bismarckplatz, Zugspitze air measuring station Source: Silvia Sinah / UBA / Betriebsgesellschaft … -4200 Close tooltip Close UBA office in Langen, Hesse, the main office site of the air quality measuring network Source: Christoph Zinsius / Umweltbundesamt Langen …

… for issues such as climate protection, renewable energies, chemicals regulation, air, soil and water legislation, waste management, resources and transport, by … for issues such as climate protection, renewable energies, chemicals regulation, air, soil and water legislation, waste management, resources and transport, by …

… Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants Laboratory test of the … fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 for mobile air conditioning systems in motor vehicles since January 2011. Thus the current … 1234yf selected by car industry can lead to fires. last update on 08.01.2024 Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants The refrigerant that has been …

… wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas Especially in the winter time the air can be contaminated with fine dust from chimneys and stoves Source: Grzegorz … such stoves in addition to a central heating system.     In order to counteract air pollution through improper use or technically outdated stoves and fireplaces the …

… pollution and diseases of the elderly Older people's health can also be impaired by environmental influences Source: Ocskay mark / Fotolia.com Not only … public health. For example it is beyond dispute that high levels of ozone in the air can aggravate asthma symptoms or that there is connection between high air pollution and hospital admissions due to cardiovascular diseases. It was not …

… of natural resources and allow environmental quality objectives for water, soil, air and the climate to be achieved. It therefore recommends that environmental … of natural resources and allow environmental quality objectives for water, soil, air and the climate to be achieved. It therefore recommends that environmental …