Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Waste | Resources, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Development of a national strategy for reducing the quantities of municipal biodegradable waste constituents for deposition on landfill sites

Bulgaria

Based on the present status and the established prognosis including various inaccuracies, this study comprises the development of a calculation tool for biodegradable waste management, enabling MOEW to simulate specific scenarios, taking into account the experiences of implemented pilot measures and further research studies.read more

Air

Gridded European anthropogenic emission data for NOx, NMVOC, NH3, CO, PM10, PM 2,5 and CH 4 for the year 2000

Entwicklung von Modellen zur Identifizierung von Schadstoffquellen

Entwicklung von Modellen zur Identifizierung von Schadstoffquellen -insbesondere im Verkehrsbereich- im Rahmen der 22. BImSchV - Dokumentation, Weiterentwicklung, Validierung und Maßnahmenplanung für ein bundeseinheitliches Vorgehen - Teilberichtread more

Climate | Energy, Air, Transport

Investigations for an Amendment of the EU Directive 93/116/EC (Measurement of Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission)

The measurement of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions has become mandatory during the type approval procedure for M1 vehicles (cars) in the EU with the introduction of directive 93/116/EC. Within the context of the discussions about the global warming of the atmosphere the lowering of the CO2 emissions and thus the lowering of the fuel consumption has become an important target for the vehicle ind...read more

Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

Management of NATURA 2000 sites – needs, possibilities, perspectives

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Chemicals, Economy | Consumption

Standard measurement method for the determination of polybrominated flame retardants (pentabromo diphenylether, octabromo diphenylether) in products

Flame retardants (FR) are being used in various products, e.g. electrical components, synthetics, textiles and furniture foams, in order to reduce their flammability. Polybrominated diphenylethers belong to the most important halogenated FRs: they are – due to the production process – bromohomologous mixes of different isomers and congeneres (ΣBr = 1 to 10). Technical products based on penta (PENT...read more

Chemicals, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Interface Problems between EC Chemicals Law and sector-specific Environmental Legislation (IPPC/WFD)

Toxic ignorance has become a major issue in the current debate on chemicals policy both in the EU and the US.1 The term refers to a lack of knowledge of the health and environmental properties, as well as the mechanisms of action, of Existing Chemicals. There can be little doubt  that this term also goes to the heart of the problem facing us today. However, the availability of such data – at any r...read more

Climate | Energy

Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of European Countries with regard to the Impact of Policies & Measures

The most recent progress report under the Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism (GHGMM) shows that the EU Member States are at present considerably far off their target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 8 % compared to 1990 levels in the period between 2008 and 2012. According to this report, greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 2.9 % between 1990 and 2002. However, this reduction was...read more