Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Chemicals, Waste | Resources

Identification of potentially POP-containing Wastes and Recyclates – Derivation of Limit Values

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A condition for the setting of limit values is the detailed knowledge of the presence of pollutants in waste, products as well as recyclates. In the present project data were collected on the presence of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), Hexachlorobutadien (HCBD), Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN), Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) in relevant waste, products and r...read more

Chemicals

Concept development for an extended plant test in the environmental risk assessment of veterinary medicinal products

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Based on the need for a standardized test design to test the effect of veterinary medicinal products on plants in a more realistic way, the following objectives of this research project arise: Development of a test design for a modified OECD 208 seedling emergence and growth plant test with a more realistic exposure in manured soil; Experimental verification of the practicability of the test desig...read more

Economy | Consumption

Guide to green public procurement of interior-floor coverings, panels, and doors made of wood and timber products

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Floor coverings, panels and interior doors made of wood and timber products are often made of numerous materials that are virtually always processed, glued together, painted or coated. This can lead to environmental problems and health issues during the lifetime of such products. This guide discusses environmental criteria for the procurement of floor coverings, panels and interior doors. The guid...read more

Chemicals, Economy | Consumption, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Environmental protection under TTIP

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The declared objective of the planned free trade agreement with the US (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – TTIP) is to unify EU and USA standards as much as possible by regulatory cooperation. However, an improper design of regulatory cooperation carries considerable risks for environmental protection in the EU: environmental standards might be lowered and environmental properties of...read more

Soil | Land

Poster: Soil of the year 2015

Surface Water Gley

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Each year, an Expert Panel selects the "soil of the year". In the year 2015, it's the Surface Water Gley. He's temporarily wet and dry at times. He must be managed carefully. This poster shows how he looks. There are 40,000 km2 of which in Germany are. This is equivalent to the surface area of the Netherlands.read more

Chemicals

UBA and Tukes concerned about the environmental impacts of veterinary medicines

Joint press mailing on the lunch debate: Environmental risk of veterinary medicines, 4 March 2015

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The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) and the German Federal Environment Agency, Umweltbundesamt (UBA), are concerned about the environmental risks of veterinary medicines. In their opinion, a proposal adopted in September by the European Commission – for a new Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products – does not include sufficient provisions to ensure a high level of environmental pro...read more

Chemicals

Statistical Analysis of a Laboratory Study about the Effects of Bisphenol A on the Reproduction of the Ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis (Mesogastropoda: Ampullariidae)

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This report provides the results of a statistical analysis of an experiment with Marisa cornu-arietis (Prosobranchia), the subtropical Ramshorn snail, which was performed during the EU Project “Comprendo”. This project aimed at studying the possible impact of endocrine dis-rupters mainly on invertebrate species. Exposure experiments with Bisphenol A (BPA) were performed as semistatic renewal syste...read more

Economy | Consumption

Green Software

Analysis of potentials for optimizing software development and deployment for resource conservation

Subproject 3: Establishing and exploiting potentials for environmental protection in information and communication technology (Green IT)

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Although software products are immaterial goods, their use can bring about significant materials and energy flows. Software characteristics determine which hardware capacities are made available and how much electric energy is used by end-user devices, networks, and data centers. The connection between software characteristics and the demand for natural resources caused by the manufacture and use...read more