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Cover of publication Climate Change 18/2017
Climate | Energy

Potentials and Limitations of Different Requirements (Offsetting) in Bilateral and Global Carbon Pricing Systems

This report explores the introduction of carbon taxes with a national offset component and their interactions with other policy areas, and makes recommendations on this topic. In this task, the study focuses on the approaches Chile, Mexico and South Africa have chosen for elaborating their carbon taxes. The study identifies the objectives the three countries pursue by introducing these new systems...read more

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Climate Change
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135
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Water

Recommendations for deriving EU minimum quality requirements for water reuse

In this scientific opinion paper the German Environment Agency expresses its recommendations for the development of EU minimum quality requirements for water reuse for agricultural irrigation and aquifer recharge. More ambitious quality standards that complement the current EU legislation and are in line with the precautionary principle are needed to protect human health and the environment in a s...read more

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Scientific Opinion Paper
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7
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cover of publication 54/2017 Comparison of dung and soil fauna from pastures treated with and without ivermectin as an example of the effects of a veterinary pharmaceutical
Chemicals

Comparison of dung and soil fauna from pastures treated with and without ivermectin as an example of the effects of a veterinary pharmaceutical

Soil organisms in manure or organisms that colonize dung pats can be impacted by the application of veterinary medical products, especially parasiticides, to livestock. For this reason, the authorization process for veterinary medicinal products in the European Union and other countries includes a requirement for “higher-tier” tests when adverse effects on dung organisms can be detected in single-...read more

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238
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Cover of publication 51/2017 Development of proposals, including legal in-struments, to improve the data situation on the whereabouts of end-of-life vehicles
Waste | Resources

Development of proposals, including legal instruments, to improve the data situation on the whereabouts of end-of-life vehicles

To minimize the impact of end-of life vehicles on the environment they have to be managed in accordance with the legal requirements. Against this background it is important to comprehend the whereabouts of permanently decommissioned passenger cars. From the available statistical sources it was only possible to account for the whereabouts in parts for the last years. The subject-matter of the resea...read more

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Number of pages
310
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Cover of publication 45/2017 Establishment of a concept for comparative risk assessment of plant protection products with special focus on the risks to the environment
Chemicals

Establishment of a concept for comparative risk assessment of plant protection products with special focus on the risks to the environment

The EU regulation 1107/2009 introduces the substitution principle for active substances in plant protection products that meet certain human or environmental hazard criteria. For products containing such candidates for substitution, their risk must be compared to alternative products during authorisation procedure. This report presents an approach for comparative risk assessment based on a profile...read more

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Cover of publication 44/2017 fish and invertebrates and their detection by newly developed in vitro-bioassays
Chemicals

EFF-Pharm: Effects of pharmaceuticals (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and beta-blockers) in fish and invertebrates and their detection by newly developed in vitro-bioassays

As tools for environmental monitoring of pharmaceuticals, mode of action -based in vitro-assays were developed for beta-blockers as metoprolol, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, as diclofenac. In order to validate these tests for their suitability to reflect in vivo-effects in aquatic organisms, toxicity tests and biomarker studies were conducted with fish, crustaceans, snails and sedimen...read more

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Titelbild Position May 2017
Economy | Consumption

Strategies against obsolescence Ensuring a minimum product lifetime and improving product service life as well as consumer information

Studies on behalf of the German Environment Agency have shown, that most electrical appliances are being used for a decreasing amount of time than 10 years ago. Products that are replaced before they reached optimal product life-time or usage time (so-called obsolescence), lead to an increasing loss of resources and volume of waste. For this reason the German Environment Agency recognizes the need...read more

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24
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Cover of publication 40/2017 Suitability of laboratory simulation tests for the identification of persistence in surface waters
Chemikalien

Suitability of laboratory simulation tests for the identification of persistence in surface waters

The intention of the project is to verify whether simulation tests in the laboratory are suitable for extrapolation to degradation in surface water. The main aspect is the classification as persistent in the environment. Persistent substances can be transported over long distances in water courses and can be distributed over various environmental compartments.Degradation half-life values derived i...read more

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