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  • Press release 10/2025 from 07.03.2025 | Last changed: 12.03.2025

    Consumer protection: Second-hand platforms put to the test

    Frau kauft online Kleidung am Laptop ein.

    … their statutory warranty rights, i.e. the rights to which they are entitled if the purchased goods are defective. The initial assessment was that around 40 per cent do …

  • Press release 47/2019 from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

    A focus on risks and side effects for mankind and the planet

    Foto der Ausstellung in Osnabrück

    … sake of the environment and health, for example by buying environmentally friendly products with the Blue Angel ecolabel or in our choice of transport.” Strong … Changes are needed urgently in the areas of nutrition, mobility and energy production, which would also lastingly boost quality of life. Von Hirschhausen – … a look at the fine print to uncover the chemicals hiding in toiletries and cleaning products. An office scene where one blows out a digital candle reveals why soot is …

  • Press release 10/2017 from 22.03.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Water body type 2017

    Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony

    … are significant in determining species composition.  Reservoirs primarily serve the production of drinking water, flood protection and the production of electricity. Some reservoirs (Biggetal, Sösetal) accommodate fishing …

  • News from 08.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    The World Chemicals Conference – Why we need it

    The Welt im Reagenzglas  (The world in a test tube)

    … reliance on chemicals has created a global problem:    The worldwide production has increased 50-fold since 1950 and is projected to triple again by 2050 … and the areas of use are increasing worldwide. Often it is also not known in which products and technical processes which substances are used, and how these substances … boundary for chemical pollution.   What are the consequences? Accelerated chemical production and use are causing serious pollution impacts along the life cycle of …

  • Press release 48/2014 from 05.11.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmental protection provides employment for 2 million

    worker with tools and crash helmet

    … more people in Germany. Quite a number of areas such as ecotourism, green insurance products and product-integrated environmental protection are either not, or only partially, …

  • Press release 44/2015 from 03.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Ten million hectares of arable land worldwide are 'lost' every year

    very dry soil

    … hectare of fertile, unsealed soil supplies roughly two people with milk and meat products or can cover the annual bread consumption of more than 120 people. More … and circulation areas are then lost for the cultivation of agricultural or forestry products. In addition, Germany uses soil in other parts of the world. As an importer …

  • Press release 28/2020 from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 10.07.2020

    PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … in reduced next-generation birth weight. Since PFAS are used in a wide range of products, it is not easy to avoid exposure. However, consumers can avoid food stored … why PFAS are also found in polar regions and alpine lakes, far away from industrial production and human settlements. PFAS are transported from the air into soil and … should be put to the test. I see a dim future for perfluorochemistry. Only products and materials that provide really necessary services, for example for …