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Legal appraisal of nano Technologies

Existing legal framework, the need for regulation and regulative

Nano technology is regarded as a key technology of the 21st century, which will be used in a large lumber of industries and technical applications. On the hand, completely new products are being developed, and on the other hand, existing technical solutions are being replaced with 'nao solutions'. Possible application fields for nano technology are ineresting from an economic point of view, but th...read more

Water, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Evaluation of policy measures and methods to reduce diffuse water pollution

(Evaluation von Politikansätzen und Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung diffuser Gewässerbelastungen)

After considerable improvements of wastewater treatment, the loads of nutrients and plant protection agents, deriving from agriculture and heavy metals from urban drainages effluents as well as from erosion of agricultural soils are the main sources of nutrients and harmful substances in the loads of water bodies. On account of this, the Environmental Agency has initiated the project "Evaluation o...read more

Transport

Increased stringency of noise limits for civil jet aircraft with emphasis on the trade-off between noise and pollutant emissions of jet engines

- Final Report -

This project on the tightening up of noise limits for civil jet aircraft has the objective, based on the insights of a status-quo analysis, of preparing proposals for updating Annex 16 and of undertaking an assessment of proposals for new (more stringent) noise limits, bearing in mind aspects of environmental protection as well as from a technical, legal and economic point of view. Recommendations...read more

Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

Technology transfer for plant-related water protection

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Air

Analyzing the response of a chemical transport model to emissions reductions utilizing various grid resolutions

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, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

The Future in Our Hands

21 Climate Policy Statements for the 21st Century

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind today. Although we have seen a tremendous increase in scientific findings on the pending risks and knowledge of potential options for action over the past decades, global greenhouse gas emissions which are the reason for man-made climate change still continue to rise alarmingly.read more

Economy | Consumption, Health

Implementation of Health and Environmental Criteria in Technical Specifications for Construction Products

According to the Council of European Producers of Materials for Construction (CEPMC), more than 20,000 different products and materials are used in Europe for constructing buildings and infrastructure. This large group of construction products, which represents an essential economic factor within the European economic area, is mostly unknown in terms of the release of dangerous substances and thei...read more

Chemicals, Air

Branch- and product-related emission estimation tool for manufacturers, importers, and downstream users within the REACH system

Project A. Technical guidance for identifying an appropriate emission scenario

A new regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (⁠REACH⁠) was proposed by the European Commission on October 29, 2003 (EC, 2003a). The regulation puts major responsibility on industry for ensuring the safe manufacture, import, and use of chemicals throughout the chemical supply chain and for documenting this in their registration dossiers. Man...read more