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  • Press release 36/2020 from 13.08.2020 | Last changed: 19.08.2020

    Proper airing reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … lesson lasts longer than 45 minutes. The IRK says that CO2 traffic lights can be used as an indicator of good or bad ventilation. Under normal conditions, a CO2 … | 13.08.2020 The IRK recommends - given the current state of knowledge about viruses - that the highest possible supply of fresh air should be provided indoors. …

  • Press release 48/2008 from 19.06.2008 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

    First eco-label with same award criteria for Germany and China

    … First eco-label with same award criteria for Germany and China Use of label for recycled toner cartridges becomes much easier Cooperation between … jointly determined for the first the award criteria for recycled toner cartridges used in printers and copiers. ”This agreement is part of a more general cooperation …

  • Press release 18/08 from 20.03.2008 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Progress made or a standstill in environmental protection?

    … by the Federal Environment Agency. Whether it is energy productivity, land use or air, water or soil pollutants, the manual lists core facts on environmental … describes the ratio between domestic person-kilometres and price-adjusted GDP. Using 1990 as an index, air pollutant emissions declined by 55 percent up until … This is still far removed from the formulated goal of 30 ha/day by 2020. Cropland used for organic farming rose to a mere 4.9 percent up until 2006, from its share of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.01.2025

    GE-R-3: Information on pollen

    The picture shows a young women sitting in a birch wood. Her gaze is focused on a smartphone.

    … last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-3: Information on pollen There is an increase in the use of available information contained in the pollen exposure risk index and in the … facilitate a personalised documentation of hayfever symptoms and the medication used. The number of newsletters distributed and also the use of the services offered … season. The pollen diary can also serve a patient’s GP or medical specialist as a useful aid in making a diagnosis and planning a therapy. In line with technological …

  • Cover from 13.05.2025

    Conference PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern? Start

    PFAS Logo

    … foods via soils and thus into the human body. They are called forever chemicals because they are extremely persistent and can hardly be degraded under environmental … (France), elevated levels were measured in eggs from private farms. The suspected cause of this is an industrial area with a local flue chemistry. A case study from … of sum parameters can reveal PFAS contents that could not previously be determined using individual substance analyses. Monitoring data from North Rhine-Westphalia and …

  • Press release 50/2019 from 10.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    Nitrogen surplus from agriculture has been excessive for 20 years

    Ein Traktor bringt Gülle auf einem Feld aus

    … are also adding to the burden, now accounting for some 15 percent of the nitrogen used in the agricultural sector. Press release No. 50/2019 | 10.12.2019 UBA's … Nitrogen (N) is an elementary component of all living beings. Nitrogen is used as fertiliser in agriculture to increase yields. Excessive spreading of …

  • News from 05.10.2021 | Last changed: 14.10.2021

    New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation

    ZeroPM Dreieck

    … will develop political, technological and market-based tools that aim to reduce the use and emissions of persistent and mobile substances as well as contamination from … will develop political, technological and market-based tools that aim to reduce the use and emissions of persistent and mobile substances as well as contamination from …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Soil

    The picture shows a person kneeling on a ploughed field. Scrutinising the dark-brown soil with their eyes, the individual lets it trickle from one hand to the other.

    … change influences the soil properties, and consequently also the soil’s diverse uses. Furthermore, there are interactions with challenges posed by climate change, … tonnes of carbon. Hence, there is an equally high risk that – when destroyed or used unsustainably – soils become sources of CO 2 emissions. As climate change …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 08.06.2016

    CroAdapt2: Croatia on the way to its climate adaptation strategy

    … Deutschland Runtime 15.07.2014 to 15.12.2015 The Croatian Environment Ministry used round tables as a platform to inform the regions about the future adaptation … kB) Projektinformation (German) (121.29 kB) … The Croatian Environment Ministry used round tables as a platform to inform the regions about the future adaptation …

  • Press release 22/2022 from 27.04.2022 | Last changed: 15.06.2022

    Parts of the European population have alarmingly high levels of pollutant exposure

    Blutabnahme mit einer Spritze

    … examined, and per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), which can be used to coat pans, for example, are also present in human blood in quantities that … to important chemicals. Press release No. 22/2022 | 27.04.2022 The EU regulates the use of chemicals and their placement on the market. Data must therefore be …