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  • 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 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 06.08.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2019

    … has decreased significantly. This is primarily due to the fact that the active substances are no longer approved for use. The toxic load from approved substances has remained constant, however.  read more (in German) Making turbines … by the UBA.  read more (in German) EMAS Awards 2019: winners of the national short-list confirmed With the motto "EMAS as the engine of change", this year, the EU …

  • Press release 42/2014 from 07.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmental quality and innovation go hand in hand: nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign 2014 (German Federal Ecodesign Award)

    eight persons of the jury at the former airport Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin

    … The website includes background information on ecodesign and the list of criteria which is used to evaluate the entries. Last year's prize-winning … specialised in product design and architecture) Dr. Kirsten Brodde (journalist and author) Dr. Thomas Holzmann (Vice-President, Federal Environment Agency) …

  • News from 13.02.2023 | Last changed: 28.03.2024

    Hazard radar for iron, copper and bauxite supply chains

    Aerial view of the world's largest iron ore mine, the Carajás mine in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil

    … (regulation) and private (corporate social responsibility) governance, as well as a list of references. Why the interactive map? The 100 hazard potential profiles can … Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct . Civil society organisations and journalists can also use the results to identify starting points for more in-depth, …

  • 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 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 …

  • Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

    In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

    Stau

    … that the stricter limit values applicable from 2030 will be met for almost all substances, with only PM2.5 and NO₂ exceeding the thresholds in isolated cases. Full … image (2.96 MB) Next Previous Links Cities with limit value exceedances and list of stations (German) Annual evaluation of particulate matter PM10, PM2.5 and …

  • 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 …