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  • 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.

    … of the refrigerant 1234yf Source: Umweltbundesamt An EU directive bans the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 for … Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants The refrigerant that has been used in mobile air conditioning systems up to present is the fluorinated greenhouse … investigations are an important part of the ongoing dialogue about the safety of using refrigerant 1234yf in mobile air conditioning systems. Automobile …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … a guide for visitors to the Antarctic based on these recommendations. It contains useful advice and guidelines for proper behaviour and background information about … Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using remote sensing data Tags Antarctica … Antarctica is not only a very sensitive …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … of the pack ice. Nevertheless, there is a lack of reliable estimates of stocks because the survey methods applied differed between the voyages. It remains unresolved … weather conditions (calm seas, no icebreaking), since the big eye telescopes used already impair the ability to make observations when there is slight movement … Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using remote sensing data Tags active monitoring Antarctica whale … The UBA assesses …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … dust from chimneys and stoves Source: Grzegorz Polak / Fotolia.com Smoke from house chimneys can lead to unpleasant odours in the neighbourhood and be harmful to … single-room firing systems are to be replaced . Open fireplaces may only be used occasionally . Operators of single room firing systems must comply with the …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … Agricultural law Laws rule how agriculture use and manipulate the nature Source: CC Vision Intensive agriculture is a major … other environmental damage. It is responsible for a considerable share of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, biodiversity loss, pollution of environmental media and threats to natural soil function. last update on 23.02.2017 The use of the environment by agriculture and the influence agriculture has on the …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 19.09.2018

    Special Exposure Situations

    Smog during sunrise in Shanghai

    … scientists conduct studies which refer to a general population sample and often use an "average" burden as a basis. The German Environmental Specimen Bank   is a … scientists conduct studies which refer to a general population sample and often use an "average" burden as a basis. The German Environmental Specimen Bank   is a …

  • Article from 06.10.2022 | Last changed: 07.10.2022

    Environmental justice – Environment, health and social conditions

    Where we live is a determining factor for how much we are affected by environmental influences.

    … One key field of action is the entire body of planning procedures and instruments used by towns and municipalities to maintain or improve living and environmental … dimension sufficiently into account. This mainly concerns in particular urban land use planning, clean air planning, noise abatement and noise action planning, …

  • 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.

    … and consumer products as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related … the correct choice of building products, sufficient airing of rooms and the use of toxic-free products is important. Related contents Trinkwasser Lärmwirkungen … and consumer products as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … reasons, new and renovated buildings are more air-tight now than they used to be. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has achieved, that the test … 2014, on the basis of the latest findings, the EU classified formaldehyde as “May cause cancer” (category 1 B pursuant to the CLP Regulation). Further information on …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    … have demonstrated that the emissions of the planned installation will not cause permitted levels of pollutants in ambient air to be exceeded. In Germany, the … to as Lagrange particle dispersion model. Unlike the Gaussian models commonly used elsewhere, this flexible modelling procedure produces realistic results even …

  • Article from 25.05.2011 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Quality assurance principles

    … monitoring techniques and to set-up the metrological bases for sensor technology used in air quality applications.   Duties and responsibilities The duties and … reference materials with assigned values traceable to our standards are then used  for instrument calibration in the measurement networks of the air quality …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … Since the age of the Industrial Revolution, however, human activities have caused far more elemental nitrogen to change into reactive forms, probably at a rate … transport sector, 16 % from industrial and energy sector processes and 6 % from households, wastewater management and surface runoff. The majority is released into … pose a risk to human health. High atmospheric ammonia and ozone concentrations cause widespread damage to sensitive plants in Europe. Nitrogen dioxide is harmful to …