… Human Biomonitoring of „new“ contaminants: Sub- Project 2 – Screening of target and non-target contaminants in human blood and urine The development of screening … methods has increased over the last years due to the possibility to search for multiple targets and suspected and so far unknown compounds. Non-target … acids and UV filters. For sample preparation the QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) method was tested, samples were extracted using …

… Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Since the beginning of Antarctic … visitor numbers have increased considerably. In order to maintain the unique fauna and flora in its original state despite the growing visitor interest, …

… Chemikalien NoCheRo-Guidance for the Evaluation of Rodent Traps Part A Break back/Snap traps This guidance describes methods and criteria to evaluate rodent break back/snap traps regarding their animal welfare …

… Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales Future role for voluntary carbon markets in the Paris era The end of 2020 marks a … era to that of the Paris Agreement. This also has implications for the future role and the feasible models of the voluntary carbon market. A critical focus is whether …

… Luft Critical Loads for terrestrial ecosystems The exceedance of critical loads is a measure to determine whether current political regulations and actions are sufficient to protect the environment from harmful effects of air pollutants. The pollution of ecosystems was one of the reasons for …

… Klima | Energie Setting Incentives for Emission Reductions in Developing Countries: The Case of … areas driven by accelerating urbanisation associated with a growing electricity demand as well as increasing hydroelectric uncertainty as a result of changes in the el …

… Klima | Energie The European Commission’s Renovation Wave Initiative for the Building Sector … European Green Deal. The aim is to at least double the renovation rates of public and private buildings over the next ten years and to promote deeper renovations. …

… Abfall | Ressourcen Interpretation of the new entries for plastic waste in transboundary waste shipments … the description of plastic waste qualities as well as relevant specifications, standards and regulations were researched, combined with interviews and workshops. In …

… Ressourcen, Wasser, Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales, Digitalisierung The Use of Natural Resources. Resources Report for Germany 2022 Resources Report for Germany 2022 Special: Raw Material Use in the … resources in Germany, which is being published for the third time after 2016 and 2018. The report analyses new figures on the interrelationships of raw material …

… Chemikalien Substitution of critical biocidal active substances under European law - Development of a comparative assessment concept for the environment Authorisation of biocidal products in the European Union is a … the biocidal active substances are approved in a first step at the European level, and the biocidal products are authorised in a second step at member state level. If …