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Water

TN Interlaboratory Study in Summer 2002

Total nitrogen (TN) is one of the key parameters to describe the environmental status of aquatic ecosystems. This parameter is included in most national and international monitoring programs and determined by a large number of laboratories. For the comparability in monitoring programs it is essential that the results produced by different laboratories are comparable. To achieve this, different qua...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Feasibility Study for new Ecolabels For the Product Group: Wood pellet firings

On behalf of the Federal Environmental Agencyread more

Waste | Resources, Agriculture

Genetic Engineering and Organic Farming

There is a world wide consensus among organic farmers not to use genetically engineered organism (GMO). Initially implemented through the guidelines of organic farming associations, this rule has now gained accession to consumer protection legislation in the USA, Japan and the European Union. EURegulation 2092/91/EEC on Organic Agriculture which is equal in rank to national statutory law in all me...read more

Economy | Consumption

Guide to Corporate Environmental Cost Management

Since the 1970s, numerous corporate environmental cost accounting concepts have been developed for a variety of purposes and decision situations. The development of environmental cost management has gone hand in hand with shifts of emphasis on different issues in environmental policy and focuses in corporate environmental management.read more

Chemicals, Water

Emissions of Heavy Metals and Lindane into River Basins of Germany

With the completion of this project a quantification of heavy metal and lindane emissions into surface waters is provided for the first time for Germany and for the years 1985, 1995 and 2000. Using the statistical and geographical basic data integrated in the MONERIS model system (Modelling Nutrient Emissions in River Systems), substance inputs were calculated by methods analogous to those used fo...read more

Transport

Determination of the state-of-the-art concerning rolling noise, rolling-resistance and safety properties of modern passenger car tyres

Car tires are meant to be low-noise and fuel efficient and at the same time safe on wet roads and under hydroplaning conditions. Can above average environmental performance be reconciled with advanced safety standards? The answer is yes, as comprehensive tests of 82 car tires demonstrate.read more

Air

The development of an emission data over Europe and further contributions of TNO-MEP

Modellierung und Prüfung von Strategien zur Verminderung der Belastung durch Ozon

In this report on overview is given of the activities performed by TNO as subcontractor of the Free University Berlin in the framework of the UBA-project 'Modellierung und Prüfung von Strategien zur Verminderung der Belastung durch Ozon'. A CD-ROM goes along with this report containing all data generated in this project.read more

Waste | Resources, Agriculture

Specific research on transgenic fish considering especially the biology of trout and salmon

The development of transgenic farm animals and transgenic fish is lagging markedly behind the development of transgenic crops. Several reasons account for this phenomenon - above all the complex physiology and reproduction biology of more highly developed animals. However, since the 1980s intensive research has been carried out worldwide in the field of transgenic modifications in vertebrates. Esp...read more