Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Transport

Proposal for a Limit Value Reduction Scenario for Road Vehicles compatible with the German National Traffic Noise Prevention

Package II

With COM(2011) 856 final from 09.12.2011 the EU Commission launched a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles. This proposal is related to motor vehicles having at least four wheels. Objective and aim are described as follows: “The objective of the proposal is to ensure a high level of health and environmental protection and to s...read more

Chemicals

Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products

Prospects and Requirements for Transferring Proposals for Plant Protection Products to Biocides

In June 2006, the “Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Use of Pesticides" was accepted by the European Commission. The implementation, through Framework Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides, aims at minimising hazards and risks to human health and the environmen...read more

Chemicals, Waste | Resources

REACH and the recycling of plastics

Reference manual for an appropriate implementation of the REACH requirements for the operators of recycling plants

The European Regulation 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (⁠REACH⁠) The REACH regulation interfaces with waste legislation at various points, but forms a freestanding, demarcated legislative domain: came into effect on 1 June 2007. This reference manual is intended to describe the most important aspects and regulations for plastic recyclers, and...read more

Climate | Energy

Determining the climate impact of the German government’s Integrated Energy and Climate Programme (IEKP) and proposing a plan to continuously monitor its climate impact

Summary

Summary of the evaluation of the Integrated Energy and Climate Programme (IEKP), which where adopted in the so-called Meseberg Decisions. In August 2007, key elements for an Integrated Energy and Climate Programme (IEKP) were adopted in the so-called Meseberg Decisions. This programme will contribute towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 40 % by the year 2020. The Meseberg Decisi...read more

Health, Water

Current approaches to Cyanotoxin risk assessment, risk management and regulations in different countries (2012)

The VIIIth International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria (ICTC), held in September 2010 Istanbul, Turkey, included a session in which scientists and regulators reported approaches to controlling hazards from toxic cyanobacteria implemented or discussed in their country, as well as awareness of the issue. Presentations demonstrated substantial recent progress in the per-ception of cyanotoxins as...read more

Chemicals

Handbook Communication Strategies for Sharpening Environmental Awareness in the Handling of Pharmaceutical Drugs

In Germany, as in almost all industrial countries, active pharmaceutical substances can now be found in virtually all water bodies and occasionally also in drinking water. Even though the concentrations in question tend to be very low, there are initial signs of their  impact on aquatic life. There is no evidence as yet of any acute consequences for human health. It is, however, impossible to rule...read more