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  • Newsletter from 28.06.2017 | Last changed: 28.06.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2017

    … barcode of any consumer product to start an enquiry about whether it contains any “Substances of Very High Concern” according to the European chemicals legislation … product-chemicals easier Consumers have a right to know whether and which “Substances of Very High Concern” are contained in products. They can ask the product …

  • Cover from 19.02.2021

    Digital Conference: Environmental Aspects in Public Procurement in Europe: Speakers

    … 2005 she started to work at the German Environment Agency in the section Substance-related Product-Issues with the focus on dangerous substances in electronics and in construction products. The working field included … Agency in the section Substance-related Product-Issues with the focus on dangerous substances in electronics and in construction products. The working field included …

  • Newsletter from 02.06.2025 | Last changed: 02.06.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 3/2025

    … number 139 Year of publication 2025 Chemicals German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance TFA belongs to the group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). German authorities demand new hazard classification of the …

  • Newsletter from 25.10.2023 | Last changed: 25.10.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2023

    … project compiled data on disinfection by-products (DBPs) as well as biocidal active substances from product types (PTs) 1-5, 11 and 12. DBP formation potential of each … In a modeling approach, distribution of selected DBPs and biocidal active substances for applications in solution and on surfaces was estimated. The formation … on the current toxicological and epidemiological data on 20 perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS, C4-C13 carboxylic and sulfonic acids) regulated in the Drinking …

  • Press release 30/2018 from 08.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    New funding priority: Innovative wastewater engineering

    zwei Faultürme einer Kläranlage spiegeln sich in einem Nachklärbecken.

    … second category "Extensive wastewater treatment" is about the reduction of trace substances (micropollutants in wastewater) with innovative processes which take the …

  • Press release 10/2017 from 22.03.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Water body type 2017

    Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony

    … the catchment area result in reservoirs typically containing higher levels of humic substances which lower the pH and are significant in determining species …

  • Press release 21/2023 from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    Better recycling of boats

    Ein Motorboot fährt über einen See.

    … passport is a data set that summarises the components, materials and chemical substances as well as information on repairability, spare parts and proper disposal …

  • Press release 27/2023 from 14.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    Wherever spraying takes place, streams are damaged

    A stream between two fields

    … pesticides enter water bodies than predicted. In every second water sample, active substances used in plant protection products exceeded the acceptable concentrations. … older plant protection products. New knowledge about the risks of individual active substances or new assessment methods are not applied quickly enough to existing …

  • Newsletter from 11.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2020

    … how to deal with environmental pollution caused by poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). Because of their unique properties, these more than 5,000 substances are used in a wide variety of products. Fireworks produce 2,050 tonnes of …

  • Newsletter from 02.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.08.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2022

    … Page number 26 Year of publication 2022 Refinement of the P assessment of ionisable substances: Distribution and degradation of anionic, neutral and cationic organic chemicals in water-sediment systems The criteria for the assessment of ⁠PBT substances were developed for neutral organic substances. Many chemicals are, however, charged under environmentally relevant pH …

  • News from 27.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2022

    Novel materials should be safe and sustainable

    Nano structures

    … for safe and sustainable design (“Safe and Sustainable by Design”) of chemical substances, materials and products. In doing so, it offers recommendations regarding …

  • Press release 08/2021 from 22.03.2021 | Last changed: 22.03.2021

    Alpine lake is named 2021 water body type of the year

    Der Eibsee

    … generations and to protect their ecological structure. To achieve this aim, all substance inputs should be drastically reduced and - where possible - built-up …