Press release 37/2024 from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 12.09.2024
On the way to a pollutant-free environment
… Consumer Protection (BMUV) said: “Environmental pollution with hazardous chemical substances, species extinction and the climate crisis are threatening our ecosystems … Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency stated: “Persistent substances remain in soils and waters where they may pose unforeseeable risks. It must therefore be the aim of all stakeholders to avoid emissions of persistent substances into the environment as far as possible as a precautionary measure.” …