… it a more costly exercise to maintain the quality of our drinking water. Certain substances which enter our waters at far smaller concentrations also demand our … not fully removed by the current water treatment plants. Once in the environment, substances of this kind can be a problem, even at the nano- or microgram level: they … and expensive. Those are good enough reasons to take a closer look at the substances that damage our environment and how this can be avoided. The UBA has …

… of comparable non-packaging waste. The draft of a new Act for Promoting Closed Substance Cycle (“Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz”) will pursue this avenue whereby a new …

… defines these standards, stipulating that water may contain no pathogens or substances in concentrations that might be harmful to health and must be “pure and …

… research project done on behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA). The active substances used in baits are not degraded completely in wastewater treatment plants … information for emergency services in case of chemical accidents The Hazardous Substances Rapid Information System (Gefahrstoffschnellauskunft – GSA) supports …

… to raise the awareness for separately collected organic waste without contaminating substances such as plastic.  read more (in German) UBA portal provides tips on … climate and the environment. To prevent gases which are harmful to our climate and substances posing a threat to water from being released from these plants, and to … veterinary pharmaceuticals very frequently used in pasture animals. Particularly substances of the classes of avermectins and milbemycins are very common. These …

… Fammler: Baltic Environment Forum Construction Products: Assessment of Dangerous Substances – Jeroen Bartels: CEN Committee 16:10 Panel II: Sustainability Research: …