Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Waste | Resources, Soil | Land

Assessing the bioavailability of contaminants in soils: a review on recent concepts

This literature study, financed by the Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) of Germany, examines recent concepts on the bioavailability of contaminants in soil. It is focused on theoretical concepts and methods appropriate for identifying bioavailable fractions of contaminants.  read more

Water

Assessment Criteria for Eutrophication Areas

-Emphasis German Bight-

The German Bight is characterised by mean residence times of 33 days in the inner Bight and of 67 days in the larger German Bight area. The shallow Bight (mostly < 40 m depth) receives large amounts of nutrients from the rivers Elbe, Weser and Ems, from transboundary transports along with the coastal current and from the atmosphere. Nutrient river loads, reached annual means of 280 % for TN and...read more

Waste | Resources, Agriculture

Environmental Issues and Food Security Aspects in the Ongoing WTO-Negotiations on Agriculture

At the beginning of 2000, the World Trade Organization (WTO) commenced negotiations on the continuation of the liberalization process in international agricultural trade. This step was agreed upon as early as at the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995; however, it had been largely ignored by the broader public after the spectacular failure of the WTO ministerial conference in Seattle...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

European Union Twinning Light Project CZO01/IB/EN1-TL

"Strengthening of the Application of the Directive 96/61/EC on IPPC"

The objective of the project was to contribute to the implementation of Directive 96/61/EC on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC). In particular, this twinning light project was to support the implementation of articles 9, 10, and 11 (application of Best Available Techniques (BAT)) and 17 (transboundary effects) through the application of three selected Best Available Techniques Ref...read more

Air, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters, Transport

Future Diesel

Exhaust gas legislation for passenger cars, light-duty commercial vehicles, and heavy duty vehicles

European legislation on exhaust emissions has made major progress with the adaption of limit value standards up to and including Euro 4 for passenger cars on light-duty commercial vehicles and Euro V for heavy-duty engines. Exhaust gas limit values need to be updated primarily for vehicle with diesel engines.read more

Chemicals

Proceedings - Expert Meeting on Critical

Limits for Heavy Metals and Methods for their Application

The UN/ ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) has over the years substantially contributed to the development of international environmental law and has created the essential framework for controlling and reducing the damage to human health and the environment caused by transboundary air pollution. In the years from its entering into force (1983) until today problems of...read more

Climate | Energy, Air

German Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 - 2001

National Inventory Report 2003

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN FCCC) was ratified by Germany in December 1983 and entered into force in March 1994. As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, Germany is obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases.read more

Climate | Energy, Air

Harmonization of energy statistics used for CO2 inventories

- Final Repor t-

Germany has committed itself in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – as have other Member States of the European Union – to prepare inventories of its annual greenhouse gas emissions by source categories. The EU is itself a signatory to the Convention. In accordance with Council Decision 1999/296/EG on a mechanism for monitoring emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse...read more