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  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … to now there are no uniform hypotheses about their actual cause. What they have in common is the brain cell damage that goes along with these diseases. Particularly … influences, for example lifestyle, might confound research outcomes. Current approaches to prevention of Alzheimer's disease as described in the scientific …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … Associated content Publications The Ozone Situation in Germany Documents Information on Ozone (O3) (164.16 kB) Related publications Pollutants of …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … emergency? +++ UMID 01/2024 2023 November 2023 MAIN TOPIC: Drinking water – a safe common good as well with regard to radioactive substances +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: … ARTICLES: Occurence and sources of PFAS in the environment and current regulatory approaches | Phthalates and the substitute DINCH – Main findings from HBM4EU | …

  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2017

    Nanomaterial

    white aerosol can sprays in front of black background

    … und bodenbezogenen Anwendung von mineralischen Abfällen Developing a Guidance Document for the testing of dissolution and dispersion stability of nanomaterials, …

  • Article from 12.06.2015 | Last changed: 12.06.2015

    Products

    Shopping Mall

    … phase. Hence it is essential that environmental considerations and eco-design approaches be folded into the product development process from the get-go. To this … Blue Angel eco-label for textiles Mobile Work in the future A Front-Runner Approach for EU product policy Guidelines on Environmental Product Information in …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … Reserve Source: Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe – Brandenburg; © Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International In the past, flood protection was … floodplains free of certain uses (details on this can be found in the guidance documents of the federal states, such as the guidance documents on flood protection …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … entered into force in 2008. It is an attempt to incorporate an integrative policy approach aiming at facilitating the sustainable use of the European seas and at … and include limit values (pH, PAH, turbidity, nitrate) (Resolution MEPC.259(68), commonly known as “ 2015 EGCS Guidelines ”, MEPC (2015)). The German Environment …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … with uncertain consequences for the marine environment. Changes have been regularly documented for decades, which has led to comprehensive knowledge about human … change. Sustainability, the precautionary principle and a holistic, ecosystem-based approach must be the basis of our actions, and the various uses must be assessed and …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … an air ticket tax. The strategy paper has been published in German and English (see Documents). Increasing the attractiveness of the railways through tax cuts Although … und des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs in Räumen schwacher Nachfrage Documents Legal Construction of an Air Ticket Tax (83.25 kB) Rechtliche … an air ticket tax. The strategy paper has been published in German and English (see Documents). … Although railway travel and long-distance routes in particular …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Statutes and regulations

    paragraphs

    … Hydrofluorocarbon Emission Reduction: A Crucial Contribution to Climate Protection Documents Global Warming Potential (GWP) of certain substances and mixtures (341.92 …

  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … BMU Basler Übereinkommen Basel Convention Guidance Document on the interpretation of Directive 2008/98/EC Documents Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain Directives (143.31 kB) …