… assets - such as climate, water, soil or air. This is reflected by public and private expenditure on protection of the environment: in 2003 the state and industry spent a combined total of €34.1 billion on water conservation, waste management,  air quality control and noise abatement. Download Series brochure / flyer Number of pages 63 Year of …

… look at how clean the air surroundig us actually is, which pollutants can be found and how we measure them. We also look at health aspects and how public health helps policy makers by calculating and comparing relevant risk factors.   Download Series brochure / flyer Number of …

… for the first time or you are planning a revisit? We wish you a pleasant journey – and would like to contribute with these guidelines to a safe and environmentally sustainable stay in the Antarctic. Download Series guides and manuals Number of pages 16 Year of publication August 2017 Author(s) …

… economy in Germany with a special focus on plastics. The magazine offers data and facts and discusses current problems and possible solutions in Germany’s circular economy.   Download Series brochure / …

… foams are used in fire-fighting to extinguish flammable liquids (fire category B) and solids which liquefy in case of fire or heat exposure. Fire category B comprises three subgroups: u Flammable, water-immiscible liquids and liquefying, flammable chemicals u Flammable, water-miscible liquids u … be used on fires of non-liquefying solids (class A fires). Download Series flyers and leaflets Number of pages 2 Year of publication June 2013 Author(s) …

… of SimpleTreat 4.0 in European substance regulations SimpleTreat 4.0 is an exposure and emission model developed to estimate chemical emission from sewage treatment plants and exposure in surface water within the framework of risk assessment of chemicals. … of SimpleTreat 3.1 which supported the chemical act 25 years ago in the Netherlands and later in the European Union (EU). Download Series Texte | 13/2015 Number of …

… literature study, it includes technical aspects, a market analysis, legal framework and the status of research activities. The focus is on discharge water. Prior research studies demonstrated an acidic pH and the presence of several pollutants such as heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oil residues and nitrate in relevant concentrations. Ecotoxicological analyses demonstrated …

… to take a holistic approach to the problems of equitably balancing the economic and financial benefits that may arise under the law of the sea. We present the legal … extraction against the specific requirements of the common heritage of mankind and present the approach to the payment mechanism negotiated so far. In addition, a common picture of the future is sketched in an integrated and comprehensive way so that the decisions are accepted as just and fair. Download …

… are nowadays 25 % higher. Continuously high burdens of air pollution, noise and land consumption represent the downside of freight transport. The German Environment … a vision for an environmentally sustainable freight transport by the year 2045 and recommends over 70 individual measures. Those measures addressing international, …

… the effects of an increased exploitation of shale gas reserves around the globe and the extent to which it can serve as a low-cost GHG mitigation option. We compare … limited. Both scenarios are modelled with the global techno-economic POLES model and rely on a high regional disaggrega-tion. The effects of shale gas production on the energy market and, consequently, on GHG emissions are analysed in a baseline case without …

… 2040 Recommendations by the German Environment Agency The European Climate Law mandates the European Commission to propose a 2040 emissions reduction target by … Advisory Board on Climate Change, the German Environment Agency follows suit and recommends adhering to scientific advice, aiming for the most plausible climate ambition, and setting a domestic 2040 net greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 95%, …

… of the overall acceptability of negative effects on non-target species in arable land and adjacent areas has to be performed according to European guidelines. The … in-field no-spray buffer zone, notably without herbicide application. Furthermore, the authors stress the importance of wild arable plants as natural …