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Hormonelle Wirkungen von Umweltchemikalien und Störungen des hormonellen Systems (endokrine Disruption) sind in den letzten 10-15 Jahren in die wissenschaftliche und öffentliche Diskussion gerückt.

Die Regularien zur Anwendung mineralischer Abfälle in Bauwerken sind bisher vor allem in der Mitteilung M 20 der Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Abfall (LAGA), den „Anforderungen an die stoffliche Verwertung von mineralischen Reststoffen/Abfällen – Technische Regeln“, festgehalten.

This brochure highlights scientific investigations on building products, performed by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in co-operation with the Hermann Rietschel Institute of the Technical University of Berlin and commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA).

The international “Workshop on the Impacts of Seismic Exploration Activities – particularly on whales and other biota” organised by the German Federal Environment Agency in Dessau, Germany, on 6 and 7 September 2006 brought together a wide expertise.

In the first generation of harmonised standards and approval guidelines in accordance with the framework of the construction products directive, no requirements were included for the fulfilment of Essential requirement no. 3 Hygiene, Health and Environment. These requirements shall be included in the revision of the standards, i.e., in the second generation.

On behalf of the Federal Office for Environment Protection, the Research Association of the German Glass Industry (HVG) elaborated a German contribution to the revision of the BAT guideline for the glass industry beginning in 2007.

Since the publication of the White Paper "Energy for the future" (EC, 1997) and the adoption of the Directive 2001/77/EC (EC, 2001) on renewable energies in the electricity sector (RES-E), the EU renewable energy sector has developed in a dynamic way.

The aim of the project „Survey of Heavy Metal Content of Batteries – Analysis of Representative Samples of Customary Batteries and Batteries Sold in Appliances – Preparation of a Sampling Plan, Purchase of Samples and Analysis (Hg, Pb, Cd)“ was to describe the situation concerning the compliance of the existing limits for heavy metal content in commercially available batteries in Germany on the

Einfluss der Molekülgröße und der Lipidlöslichkeit auf das Biokonzentrationspotential von Umweltchemikalien

Schwerpunktthema: Acrylamid in Lebensmitteln

Weitere Beiträge:

• Tabakrauch –  die tägliche Dosis Polonium-210
• Experten-Delphi zu Risiken nanotechnologischer Anwendungen
• Feinstaub aus Kamin und Holzofen 

What are phthalates and what is their use? Phthalates are primarily used as plasticisers for soft PVC. The chemical industry in Western Europe produces around one million tons of phthalates annually. More than 90% go into the production of soft PVC. 

Was sind Phthalate und wozu dienen sie? Phthalate finden vor allem als Weichmacher für Weich-PVC Verwendung. Die chemische Industrie produziert jährlich in Westeuropa rund eine Million Tonnen Phthalate. Mehr als 90 Prozent gehen in die Produktion des Weich-PVC.