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  • Article from 04.03.2024 | Last changed: 04.03.2024

    Pollutant emissions into surface waters

    Picture from river in Germany

    … includes point source discharges and diffuse emission pathways. Point sources are: urban waste water treatment plants industrial dischargers with in-house treatment … mining sites (considered only for metals). Information on nutrient emissions from urban wastewater treatment plants with a size of more than 2,000 population …

  • Article from 09.06.2021 | Last changed: 09.06.2021

    EU Green Week 2021 Partner Event

    … waste water (Dr. Claudia Castell-Exner, EurEau) Rodenticides in birds of prey in urban settings (Alexander Badry, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research & …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Compost and sewage sludge

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … in waste streams Moving forward: The European Commission’s Proposal for a Recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive Environmental Impacts of Discharge Water from …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … the Mediterranean, irrigate agricultural land with reclaimed water originating from urban wastewater. According to the European Commission’s „ Blueprint to Safeguard … and Desalination – WavE ” included three projects related to the use of reclaimed urban wastewater ( TrinkWave MULTI-ReUse and HypoWave) . UBA was involved in … the Mediterranean, irrigate agricultural land with reclaimed water originating from urban wastewater. According to the European Commission’s „ Blueprint to Safeguard …

  • Article from 18.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    EU Regulation on Minimum Requirements for Water Reuse

    … The regulation adds to already existing EU environmental legislation as the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive ( 91/271/EWG ), the Water Framework Directive ( … water reclamation facility operator. The water reclamation can be integrated in an urban wastewater treatment plant or a dedicated reclamation plant can be set up. The …

  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … , the Flood Risk Management Directive , the Industrial Emissions Directive and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive . Germany has fully transposed the … under the UN-Water Decade as well as a guiding framework for the extension of urban waste water treatment plants (“fourth tratement stage”) and resulted in the …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    International information offers

    … municipalities https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/pestizide-in-kommunen-urbane-schaedlingsbekaempfung Germany German SUBSPORTplus on substitution of … municipalities https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/pestizide-in-kommunen-urbane-schaedlingsbekaempfung Germany German SUBSPORTplus on substitution of …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    Projects

    … New management concepts: How to avoid biocidal pollutants in construction materials Urban rat management in sewers (ongoing) Testing of devices for the application of … New management concepts: How to avoid biocidal pollutants in construction materials Urban rat management in sewers (ongoing) Testing of devices for the application of …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … Dross / UBA Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable Mobility and Resilient Urban Spaces for a Better Quality of Life (AdNEB)” is an UBA in-house research … @Kick-Off: Introduction of flagship project AdNEB (1.26 MB) Related contents Urbaner Umweltschutz für eine umweltorientierte Stadtentwicklung Nachhaltige …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … in self-purification processes. For underground storage technologies, especially in urban areas, concepts for thermal management of groundwater will be required in the … in self-purification processes. For underground storage technologies, especially in urban areas, concepts for thermal management of groundwater will be required in the …

  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … Week 52: The average particle count at a measuring station on city outskirts (urban background) is about 10,000 particles per cubic centimetre. Monthly column - … installations Source: Marco2811 / Fotolia.com Monthly column - September Liveable Urban Centres: Opportunities and challenges for environmental protection and quality …

  • Article from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.09.2024

    Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products

    In einem Hausrohbau abgelagerte Baustoffe

    … the Conference of Ministers and Senators of the Federal States responsible for Urban Development, Construction and Housing (ARGEBAU), the Federal Institute for … the Conference of Ministers and Senators of the Federal States responsible for Urban Development, Construction and Housing (ARGEBAU), the Federal Institute for …