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  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … (anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions) of climate change, geoengineering can in fact only influence or mitigate its impacts. Interventions are usually classified … Parties reaffirmed the ban in 2016. The German Environment Agency has compiled a fact sheet (in German) on this “de facto moratorium”. Geoengineering in the oceans: …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor

    Finnwal

    … Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor Airguns in the Antarctic – Underwater … at the annual meetings of Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty (ATCM). … Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … on switchgear. An overview of the current and future regulations is summarised in a fact sheet on switchgear with fluorinated greenhouse gases (in German). We would … of SF 6 from electrical equipment In the research project "Practical recovery factors for UNFCCC F-gas inventories" (duration from 2022 to 2024), country-specific …

  • Article from 26.03.2019 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Building air conditioning

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … leak inspections. However, such inspections are oftentimes unfeasible due to the fact that refrigerant piping is installed in buildings in a manner that makes them … Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) , which also provided support enabling a Chinese manufacturer to begin making an R290 air conditioner – which, however, has yet to be … can be run using a 65 °C heat source. Thus, they may run on solar heat. Various manufacturers sell systems with refrigeration capacities of around 8 kilowatts. A …

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … open systems (e.g. as propellants), and as process gas e.g. for semiconductor manufacturing. Please use the navigation on the right hand side for further information … and emission abatement measures. Based on this report the UBA has prepared fact sheets on supermarket refrigeration, mobile air conditioning solutions, and …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … is PCB 126. How are dioxins formed? Dioxins were never industrially produced. In fact, they are the undesired by-product of all combustion processes in the presence … TDIs are calculated on the basis of laboratory toxicity data to which uncertainty factors are applied. The WHO has derived a tolerable daily intake of 1-4 pg … degree of their impact. These different degrees are given by a toxic equivalency factor (TEF) that expresses the toxicity of each individual compound in terms of the …

  • Article from 20.01.2012 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Technology

    Graph of the individual components of artificial stream and pond system: measuring stage, ponds, platform ponds, channels, work platform Groove, screw pump, control room, online instruments

    … per a 106 m long stream. For further details, please refer to the technical data sheet. Channels of the outdoor unit Source: UBA Channels of the Hall system Source: … lowland river). For further details, please refer to the technical data sheet. Maximum delivery rate: ca. 290 l/s Adjustable flow velocity: 0,05 - 0,6 m/s … induced circulation. For further details, please refer to the “Technology” data sheet. Indoor ponds Source: UBA Pond impressions with vegetation along their banks …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    SAICM

    Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

    … of possible funding sources for the sound management of chemicals and waste UBA Fact Sheet Thought Starter Towards Chemical Intensity Advancing REACH - REACH and …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … under which no systematic data were available on virtually all chemicals. Manufacturers and importers must now disclose and submit information upon registration. … on hazardous substances is supplied in standardised form in so-called safety data sheets. Substances in articles In the REACH Regulation an article is “an object …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … Programme for nanoscale titanium dioxide of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials Research strategy of the higher federal authorities on risks … – Risks related to Nanomaterials for Humans and the Environment (2007 - 2011) Fact sheets: Nanotechnology in various fields of application Use of nanomaterials …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … are invariably of importance when it comes to plant safety, notwithstanding the fact that they are addressed differently in the various applicable regulations. … structures for safety measures Apart from the human and technological factors, the organizational structure for safety measures also plays a major role … are invariably of importance when it comes to plant safety, notwithstanding the fact that they are addressed differently in the various applicable regulations. …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … significant source of emissions of formaldehyde into indoor air. This is due to the fact that their formaldehyde emissions barely decrease over time and they are still … of measurements obtained in accordance with EN 717-1 shall be multiplied by a factor of 2.0. Derived methods, such as the gas analysis method, should also … significant source of emissions of formaldehyde into indoor air. This is due to the fact that their formaldehyde emissions barely decrease over time and they are still …