UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

April 2026

MAIN TOPIC: Wastewater surveillance: methodological approaches to measurement comparability using influenza viruses as an example +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: For health-oriented environmental policy – findings and recommendations from the 2024 Environmental Awareness Study | Action perspectives for a livable and healthy future in the face of climate change | Management of invasive species in municipalities – results from a workshop on Tapinoma magnum and the asian hornet Vespa velutina | Die VDI-Handlungsempfehlung "Klimawandel – Luftwualität – Pollenallergie" +++

December 2025

MAIN TOPIC: Magnetic fields in Electromobility +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Communicating scientific uncertainty - using the example of aluminium in antiperspirants | The revised Air Quality Index (AQI) of the German Environment Agency 2025 | How exposed are we? The PARC Aligned Studies examine the chemical exposue of the european population | The Web portal of Federal Health Reporting on Noncommunicable Diseases and their Influencing Factors +++

March 2025

MAIN TOPIC: Alternative protein sources for food and feed | Does climate awareness play a role in individual meat consumption? Results of a population-wide survey +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: What to do about tiger mosquito & friends? | The new Air Quality Directive: Increased requirements for better air in Europe | How can risk communication build trust? – Selected findings from an empirical study +++

November 2024

MAIN TOPIC: Ban on cosmetics containing mercury – international challenges using the example of skin lightening creams +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Potential of wasterwater monitoring beyond SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance | Allergies – An important topic for risk assessment and research at BfR | German Environmental Study (GerES): What conclusions can be drawn regarding the connections between environmental influences and health parameters? | Climate change and health: A new questionnaire on weather and climate as part of the German Environmental Health Study (GerES VI) | The status report on climate change and health as an catalyst for an exchange with the public health service and other decision-makers +++

April 2024

MAIN TOPIC: Hazardous substances released from corroding munitions in the seas – Danger for humans and marine ecosystems? +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels and furniture – current developments in Germany and the EU | Plant protection products – Gone with the wind | European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) – Germany's contribution at a glance | Health-related exposure to particulate matter (PM2,5) in Germany 2010-2021 | We need to talk! – Can a Chatbot help during a radiological emergency? +++

November 2023

MAIN TOPIC: Drinking water – a safe common good as well with regard to radioactive substances +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Treatment of swimming and bathing pool water – The new version of DIN 19643 | Cities as focal points for health-related environmental protection | Concepts for synergetic noise protection +++

April 2023

MAIN TOPIC: Diclofenac: small effect for humans – big damage for the environment +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Occurence and sources of PFAS in the environment and current regulatory approaches | Phthalates and the substitute DINCH – Main findings from HBM4EU | Communication materials in the Europe-wide project HBM4EU | Radon – an underestimated risk? Result of a population survey | How climate change effects UV radiation exposure and what the consequences will be | Management of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: Diagnostic consideration of sensitization to non-frequent pollen allergens +++

November 2022

MAIN TOPIC: Radiation: Effect an perception: Effects of anthropogenic electromagnetic fields on flora, fauna, and environment | What does Germany think about radiation? Results of an empiric study | Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Management of short-term pollutions in river bathing waters – Findings of the BMBF research Project FLUSSHYGIENE | European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) successfully completed | The dashboard "Health in Germany up-to-date" – An example of outcome communication at the Robert Koch Institute +++

March 2022

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Not relevant? Degradation products of pesticides and their risk to groundwater +++ The UFI – Faster and more reliable product identification in medical emergency advice | Ticks and their pathogens in climate change (ZePaK) | Laser pointer & Co – Dazzle attacks and eye injuries | Planetary Health – a Concept for Environmental Health Protection in the Anthopocene +++

November 2021

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Advanced Materials – a new challenge for environmental and health protection? +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Development of mineral oil free coldest inks to protect the recovered paper cycle – latest research results | Characterization of emissions from charcoal grills and their influence on ambient air quality | Particulate matter Pollution at New Year 2020 and 2021: Comparing two pollen traps in Berlin | Working aid for the development and implementation of municipal heat-health action plans published | Childhood obesity prevention: Which data on a small scale are available on prevalence and determinants in Germany? | Radiation damage and age – why are children specifically sensitive for radiation exposure | Protecting mental health – supporting emergency responders in radiological emergencies +++

April 2021

MAIN TOPIC I: Climate change, heat and health: The effectiveness of heat, health action plans in Europe | Recommendations for the preparation of heat-health action plans in Germany: awareness and reception in federal states, districts and municipalties | Climate change, heat and health: Status of heat prevention in Germany and need for support of federal states and municipalties +++
MAIN TOPIC II: COVID-19: Disease severity of the first COVID-19 wave in Germany using reporting data from the national notification system | Air quality during the German lockdown in springtime 2020 | Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic viruses via wastewater analyses | Radiation protection aspects when using UV-C radiation for disinfection purposes | The BfR-Corona-Monitor: Risk perception in times of COVID-19 +++ OTHER TOPICS: The assessment classes and threshold values of the air quality index of the German Environment Agency - an environmental health approach | Infrasound from wind turbines | New research results on the sustainable use of natural resources in the health sector | What is the status of women's health? The new Women's Health Report of the RKI has been published +++

November 2020

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No textiles without chemicals +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: UV filter substances in cosmetics – Evaluation of their endocrine properties and resulting environmental hazards | 5G – the new generation of mobile technologies and its effects on humans | Perspectives for a nationwide pollen monitoring in Germany – Position paper of the German interdisciplinary working group "National Pollen Monitoring" | Health care situation in environmental medicine in Germany | EU-COST networks to support transnational research – the example of the European Burden of Disease network | What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it? +++

March 2020

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Health Indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their Implementation for Germany – Considering Environmental Aspects +++ WORKSHOP DGEpi: Report on the workshop “Inequalities in Environmental Health and Health Promotion” and Launch of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Inequalities | Aims and first activities of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Inequalities | Environmental justice in the field of climate change, heat and health +++ OTHER TOPICS: LED & Co - Artificial light sources in everyday life and their effects on people | Indoor Nitrogen dioxide: Current state of knowledge | Air quality to go: UBA’s "air quality" app | Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes | Estimating the number of heat-related deaths and considering excess mortality; Berlin and Hesse, summer 2018 | »Cancer in Germany for 2015/2016« published in December 2019 | Control of Health Pest Organisms – news for recognition of products according to § 18 Infection Protection Act +++

02/2019

MAIN TOPIC:
German Environmental Survey on Children and Adolescents, GerES V 2014–2017: First human biomonitoring results +++ OTHER TOPICS: Cooking for science – The MEAL Study of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment | Development of a concept for total noise assessment | Assessment of the environmental burden of disease within the scope of the project BURDEN 2020 – project background and methodological approach | Negative effects from inert agents: the nocebo-effect | Environmental Justice in municipal practice – recommendations for the implementation of an integrated approach | Newly programmed app Scan4Chem simplif ies right on information about chemicals in consumer products – all across Europe! +++

01/2019

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Walking is good for people and the environment - and is on the rise! +++ OTHER TOPICS: Air quality in Germany in 2018 | Regulations for the restriction of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels | Microplastics in food products: Oral uptake, toxicology and risk assessment | Radon in the new German radiation protection act | Occupational radiation protection in Germany: New legal requirements for radiation protection | Together into a healthier future: The European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU | Climate Preparedness Portal: A guide to climate services that prevent health impacts of climate change | Health reporting in a new format: The Journal of Health Monitoring +++

November 2018

FOCUS: RISK - PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION
Risk perception of food contaminants: relationship with individual eating habits | Whorkshop “Environmental Health: Challenges for risk communication” | What do we do when we speak about risks? Linguistic theories can aid in designing risk communication | Risk communication and the risk of communication in environmental epidemiology – a first-hand report from Lower Saxony | Risk communication in diagnostic imaging with computed tomograpgy +++ OTHER TOPICS: Allergy – An environmental disease | Ultrafine particles in ambient air – current state of knowledge | Analysis of heat health-related indicators in view of the national adaption strategy to climate change | The German Environmental Survey in Children and Adolescents (GerES V) – Results of the participant’s satisfaction survey | RENEB – the European Network for Biological and Retrospective Physical Dosimetry | Which potential do geographic information systems have for the population-wide health monitoring of the Robert Koch Institute | Radiation protection in the process of power grid expansion – the research program of the federal office for radiation protection +++

April 2018

Lead article: Pollen associated allergic diseases in times of climate change – New data on the development in Germany +++ Other topics: Recommendations for the compilation of heat-health action plans | Environmental and food contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls and selected POPs | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: persistent organic substances in the food chain | Chemicals in consumer articles – App Scan4Chem simplifies information right | Air quality in Germany in 2017 | Side effects of using optical radiation in cosmetics – Results of a representative survey | Crisis communication in emergency management – Aims and challenges | The collaborative research project INGER: New approaches for integrating gender into environmental health research | »Cancer in Germany for 2013/2014« published in December 2017 +++

November 2017

Special topic: Antimicrobial resistances +++ Other topics: Workshop "Vulnerability within environment and health" | Social vulnerability in context of environment, health and social situation | Traffic-related noise and vulnerability | After the flood: Impacts and adaptation strategies in the Huasco Valley, Chile | »Older, fewer, more diverse«: demographic change in Germany | Healthy Ageing as an area of focus in the health monitoring of the Robert Koch Institute | Reuse of treated wastewater - what are the EU´s plans? | EU-limit values of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) +++

March 2017

Lead article: Air quality in Germany in 2016 +++ Other topics: The importance of high air quality standards for people suffering from COPD | Health Risk Assessment of indoor air contaminants in Germany | Wild mushrooms – the long shadow of Chernobyl | Products to eradicate head lice infestations according to the German Infection Protection Act | Central data access: Information Platform of chemical monitoring data across Europe IPCheM | Avoid UV induced diseases – strengthen the structural prevention measures | »Bericht zum Krebsgeschehen in Deutschland« – Published for the first time in 2016 +++

November 2016

+++ UV protection in practice - sunbed regulation | Causes of Childhood Leukemia – Results of the BfS pilot studies | Housing and Environment – Results of the national health monitoring system of the Robert Koch Institute | Psychosocial effects of climate change | What´s in your food – the MEAL Study of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment | Environmental and health promotion in the university setting – tap water drinking made easy! +++

March 2016

+++ From tattooing to laser removal – risks of permanent skin decoration | Laser, IPL & Co – Applications of Optical Radiation for cosmetic purposes | ”Smoke on the water” – waterpipe tobacco smoking among adolescents in Germany (Results of KiGGS Wave 1) | Ingredients and emissions of e-cigarettes | Holi-Colours – fun without risk? | Physical and mental effects of noise | The GEniUS-project – an overview of current environmental burden of disease and environmental cost-of-illness studies | The German power grid extension as a terrain of conflict | Social and mental consequences of radiological emergencies and disasters | Robert Koch Institute publishes the comprehensive report „Health in Germany“ – Demographic changes and social situation affect health particularly strong – | New brochure »Cancer in Germany« published in December 2015 +++

November 2015

SPECIAL TOPIC: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH: Climate change and pollen allergy: How cities and municipalities can reduce allergenic plants in public spaces | Control of the oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) for the protection of human health in public areas | The influence of climate change on biotropic weather situations and human health in Germany | What is the benefit of heat health warning, UV index, pollen flight and ozone forecasts to the public? | Effects of climate change on human health. Results of the Network Vulnerability | Recommendations on UV exposure for endogenous vitamin D synthesis – not an easy task | The impacts of climate change on human health – an overview of UMID articles from 2009 to 2015 +++ CHILDREN’S HEALTH: The 5th German Environmental Survey (GerES V) | German nutritional survey on children aged between 0.5 and 5 years +++ PARTICULATE MATTER: Particulate matter at Holi-Festivals – exploratory analysis by the German Environment Agency | Particulate matter makes sick and costs lives – calculation of the annual costs caused by the particulate matter pollution in Germany +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Sex/gender, environment and health: Workshop on the relevance of sex and gender dimensions in exposure and risk assessment | Effects of electromagnetic fields from handsets of digital broadcast for security authorities on users | Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa: Lessons learned for Germany | With ECDC/GOARN in Guinea for the Ebola Outbreak Management: Experiences in the field +++

March 2015

+++ Aluminium in everyday life - Consumers' risk perception | Health effects of occupational radiation exposures among German uranium miners | Noise annoyance – selected results of the GEDA study 2012 | Trends in the prevalence of sensitization to common aeroallergens among adults in Germany over time. Results of two national health surveys | Inner-city air temperature as indicator for health risks in cities using Berlin as an example | Results of a survey about activities on climate change and health in Germany 2014 | Alternatives to the use of biocides – New appearance of the Federal Environment Agency´s web portal on alternative measures | Precautionary services of water supply companies – an important contribution for environmental and health protection +++

October 2014

CURRENT TOPIC: ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING: Environmental justice in urban areas | Planning for health-promoting urban regions | Environmental justice in the state of Berlin | Healthy urban development for all: Jointly developing existing urban neighbourhoods | Healthy urban open spaces? Contributions of urban green and blue spaces to healthy urban development | Guidelines for Protection of Human Health | The protection of quiet areas +++ WORKSHOP "MIXED EXPOSURES AND COMBINED EFFECTS": Working group discusses current aspects from environmental health perspective | Population’s internal exposure to plasticizers | Gold extraction with simple methods | Methodological aspects in modeling the relationship between an exposition to bioaerosols and respiratory symptoms +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Rodent control using anticoagulant rodenticides | Human nickel allergy | Frequency of sensitizations to allergens of mugwort and ragweed | Nuclear powerplants in Germany – Recent developments in off-site nuclear emergency preparedness and response +++

March 2014

+++ Climate change and pollen associated respiratory allergies | Current solar UV status in Germany | New brochure »Cancer in Germany« published in December 2013 | Long-term development of cancer sites related to early detection in Germany since 1970 | Calculating positive economic health effects from walking and cycling – the HEAT tool | Requirements for hygienic operation of cooling towers – Draft of technical guideline VDI 2047 Part 2 published +++

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Dezember 2013

Titelthema: Handynutzung und männliche Fruchtbarkeit +++ Weitere Themen: Feinstaub in Städten – Welche Probleme gibt es weltweit? | Berechnung der gesundheitlichen Belastung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland durch Feinstaub (PM10) | Antibiotikaresistenz bei kommensalen E. coli in der Tiermast – eine Übersicht | Akkumulation von Perfluoralkylsäuren (PFAAs) in essbaren Geweben landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere | Inanspruchnahme von Krebsfrüherkennungsuntersuchungen in Deutschland – Ausgewählte Ergebnisse aus DEGS1 | Start der bundesweiten Erhebung von Aktivitäten zu Klimawandel und Gesundheit +++

September 2013

Schwerpunktthema: Energiewende und Gesundheit +++ Weitere Themen (Auswahl): Open Government Data – Zugang zu Umwelt- und Gesundheitsdaten | Lungenkrebsrisiko durch Quarzfeinstaub bei deutschen Uranbergbauarbeitern | Übergewicht bei jungen Erwachsenen in Deutschland: Zeitliche Trends und Relevanz für die gesundheitsbezogene Umweltbeobachtung - Ergebnisse aus der Umweltprobenbank des Bundes +++

Juli 2013

UMID-Themenheft: Bürgerbeteiligung

März 2013

Schwerpunktthema: Chemikalien, Umwelt und Gesundheit +++ Weitere Themen (Auswahl): Gesundheitliche Risiken durch niderfrequente Felder der Stromversorgung - Stand der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse und offene Fragen | Ziegruppengerechte Risikokommunikation zum Thema Nahrungsergänzungsmittel | Kommission Umweltmedizin am Robert Koch-Institut hat ihre Arbeit begonnen +++

Dezember 2012

Themen (Auswahl): Biogene Bestandteile im urbanen Feinstaub | Formaldehyd-Emissionen aus Holzwerkstoffen: Handlungsbedarf für neues Prüfverfahren | Lärmbilanz 2012 - Lärmaktionsplanung in Deutschland | Wie kommen Forschungsergebnisse aus dem Bereich "Umwelt und Gesundheit" besser in die Politik? - Ergebnisse des ERA-ENVHEALTH-Projekts +++

September 2012

Themen (Auswahl): Weiterentwicklung von Lärmkarten für eine bessere Umweltkommunikation | Gesundheitliche Auswirkungen starker Magnetfelder der Magnet-Resonanz-Tomographie | Ältere Menschen in der umweltepidemiologischen Gesundheitsforschung - Kenntnisse und Defizite | Ergebnisse der Fachtagung "Biogene Schadstoffe und Gesundheit" 2012 +++

Juni 2012: Themenheft UV-Strahlung

Im Urlaub Sonne tanken: Schon der Gedanke daran hebt die Stimmung. Doch ein allzu sorgloser Umgang mit der Sonne kann unerwünschte gesundheitliche Konsequenzen haben. Fachleute erläutern, wie UV-Strahlung wirkt, klären über mögliche Risiken auf und zeigen, wie man Gesundheitsschäden vorbeugen kann.

März 2012

Themen (Auswahl): Bettwanzen – eine Plage kehrt zurück | Partikel-Emissionen aus Laserdruckern – Aktueller Sachstand | Gewinnung von Erdgas aus unkonventionellen Lagerstätten – Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt | Arzneimittel in der Umwelt – Ein Risiko? | Besonders besorgniserregende Chemikalien in Verbraucherprodukten – Auskunftsrechte unter REACH +++

Dezember 2011: Schwerpunkt Umweltzonen

Im Schwerpunkt Beiträge zu Erfahrungen mit Umweltzonen in Berlin, München und Nordrhein-Westfalen +++ Weitere Themen (Auswahl): Ausbau des Stromnetzes – Fachgespräch zur Risikokommunikation | Messung und Bewertung von Gerüchen aus Bauprodukten für den Innenraum | Bleibelastung von Wildbret durch Verwendung von Bleimunition bei der Jagd +++

September 2011

Themen (Auswahl): Ausbau des Stromnetzes aus Sicht des Strahlenschutzes | Emissionen von Nanopartikeln aus Produkten | Sicherheit von Nanosilber in Verbraucherprodukten | Gesundheitliche Gefahren durch Verwendung Isothiazolinon-haltiger Wandfarben +++

Juni 2011: Themenheft Umweltgerechtigkeit II

Das Themenheft „Umweltgerechtigkeit“ gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur sozialen Verteilung gesundheitsrelevanter Umweltbelastungen. Mehrere Beiträge des Sammelbandes stellen Interventionsmöglichkeiten vor, wie Umwelt- und Lebensbedingungen in besonders belasteten Wohnquartieren verbessert werden können.

März 2011

Im Schwerpunkt Beiträge zu Dioxinen und dioxinähnlichen PCB, Ursachen und Relevanz von Dioxin- und PCB-Belastungen in Böden und die Sicherheit von Futter- und Lebensmitteln +++ Weitere Beiträge (Auswahl): 25 Jahre Tschernobyl: Gesundheitliche Folgen und heutige Kontamination | Quantifizierung des Einflusses von Lärm auf Lebensqualität und Gesundheit | Bildungsmaterialien "Umwelt und Gsundheit" erhalten Kapitel "Klimawandel und Gesundheit"

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April 2019

MAIN TOPIC: Walking is good for people and the environment - and is on the rise! +++ OTHER TOPICS: Air quality in Germany in 2018 | Regulations for the restriction of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels | Microplastics in food products: Oral uptake, toxicology and risk assessment | Radon in the new German radiation protection act | Occupational radiation protection in Germany: New legal requirements for radiation protection | Together into a healthier future: The European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU | Climate Preparedness Portal: A guide to climate services that prevent health impacts of climate change | Health reporting in a new format: The Journal of Health Monitoring +++