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  • Article from 07.09.2015 | Last changed: 07.09.2015

    REACH – What is it?

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … of associated risks. The basic principle ‘ No data, no market‘ means that substances shall not be placed on the market without prior registration. It is the … to support all stakeholders, to check registration dossiers and to consider Substances of Very High Concern or substances that are associated with risks for …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … authorisation for the use of chemicals. REACH requires authorisation of so-called Substances of Very High Concern, or SVHC. The obligation of authorisation is … with other existing legal instruments. The Community Rolling Action Plan, CoRAP List of Substances to be evaluated is updated every year. You can find it on the …

  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … reported about traces of pharmaceuticals in the environment. When endocrine substances drew special attention in the 1990s, public debate also focused on … the environment: whereas pharmaceuticals are among the most thoroughly researched substances as concerns human toxicology, the ecotoxicological effects of the …

  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … stains also contain biocides. Source: marcfotodesign / Fotolia.com Biocides are substances and products which are used to combat pests such as insects, mice and … Federal Environment Agency reviews whether these biocidal products and their active substances pose a risk for the environment. A biocide can only be authorised if risk … products are first evaluated in an EU level procedure and taken up on a “positive” list. Only then can applications for authorisation of biocidal products which …

  • Article from 24.02.2025 | Last changed: 31.03.2025

    Guided tours

    … Source: Umweltbundesamt Seat of the German Centre for Micropollutants (SZB): the listed building "Wörlitzer Bahnhof" Source: Janek Kubelt / UBA Next Previous … Are …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    … photos and videos about the project. Part of the UBA in Dessau-Roßlau is also the listed building "Wörlitzer Bahnhof". It is the seat of the German Centre for … Treatment Section III 2.5 Monitoring Methods, Waste Water Management Section IV 2.4 Substances Hazardous to Water - Ecotoxicological Laboratory Section IV 2.5 Trace …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … measures aim first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent … Hazardous Incident Regulation (Störfall-Verordnung) Operators handling dangerous substances above certain thresholds are subject to the EU’s Seveso II Directive, which also applies to installations that are presumed to use such substances in an industrial chemical process that could potentially go out of …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … to emissions from motor vehicle air conditioning systems prohibits the use of this substance in new passenger cars and similar commercial vehicles as of 1 January … The automobile industry has considered carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and a fluorinated substance, 2,3,3,3‑Tetrafluoropropene (1234yf), as alternative refrigerants. For the … fluorinated substitute refrigerant 1234yf as a refrigerant is a relatively new substance with specific properties that must be considered when used as a …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … solvents such as toluene, pesticides, fine dust in ambient air and hormonal substances such as bisphenol A. In the scientific literature there are a number of review articles on this topic, we have added some important ones (list of references). There are many difficulties in explaining the role of …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Environmental impact on people

    Eine Kuh grast auf einer Wiese, dahinter stehen Einfamilienhäuser. Hinter den Häuser ragen riesige qualmende Schornsteine empor.

    … publications Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for …

  • Article from 23.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Commissions and Working Groups

    etwa 10 Leute sitzen auf einer Veranstaltung an U-förmig aufgestellten Tischen mit Namensschildern und Laptops, vorne läuft ein Beamer

    … publications Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … found on our page dedicated to formaldehyde . Although legal regulations (Hazardous Substances Ordinance/ Prohibition of Chemicals Ordinance) have led to a significant … Analytical Procedures for Sampling and Investigations for Substances and Groups of Substances listed in the annex to the Prohibition of Chemicals Ordinance” published …