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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

    … The basic principle of REACH is that producers, importers, and downstream users assume responsibility for their chemicals. They must ensure that the chemicals they produce and market are used safely. The abbreviation REACH is short for Regulation concerning the R …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … there is no general obligation in the EU to obtain authorisation for the use of chemicals. REACH requires authorisation of so-called Substances of Very High … must enable an assessment of the chemical concerned and include data on its uses, persistence in the environment, ability to bioaccumulate and its toxicity. The … List for authorisation. A date is set after which these substances may only be used in applications for which the ECHA has issued authorisation. Authorisation is …

  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … Source: marcfotodesign / Fotolia.com Biocides are substances and products which are used to combat pests such as insects, mice and rats but also algae, fungi or bacteria. Biocides are used in many areas of private and work life, for example as antibacterial cleaning …

  • Article from 24.02.2025 | Last changed: 31.03.2025

    Guided tours

    … Stairs and bridges in atrium Source: Silvia Sinah In the environmental library of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Silvia Sinah Citizens’ service visitors lounge …

  • 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

  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    … Environmental guidelines Renewable energies are also used in the Federal Environment Agency´s office building Dessau-Roßlau Source: Firma … that we as an institution adhere to our own environmental guidelines, ranging from using recycled paper for office printers to building energy saving office buildings. …

  • Article from 06.02.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    President

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner

    … Messner Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial purposes by quoting "Susanne Kambor, UBA" as … Messner Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial purposes by quoting "Susanne Kambor, UBA" as …

  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … foundation upon which UBA provides policy and implementation advice. Its work focuses on transforming society and the economy in a way that ensures a sustainable … to shaping sustainability transformations in the central systems of society. We use state-of-the-art digital methods to analyse our own environmental data and data … principle We develop ambitious environmental and sustainability policies and offer useful advice. What we do Our science-based policy and implementation advice focuses …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    … gas storage facilities; storage of combustible liquids; general freight warehouses; facilities handling, storing or processing dusts, and production facilities. … are categorised into different groups depending on the kind of technology used. Each group consists of several elements. To facilitate better depiction of an … of search filters to carry out their own research in ZEMA’s online database. AIM Using a web-based accreditation procedure, users can register a specific profile …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … for nanotechnology? Engineered nanomaterials have new properties which are used specifically to develop new products and applications. Nanotechnology is …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent health and … 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 …