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  • Press release 05/2016 from 15.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Lifetime of electrical appliances becoming shorter and shorter

    old washing machines in a row

    … have much too short a life-span. This is ecologically unacceptable. The manufacture of products consumes precious resources, and pollutants and greenhouse gases … of those polled are not satisfied with the service life of their appliances. These facts are ecologically unacceptable. In all of the product groups surveyed (TV sets, …

  • Press release 47/2014 from 28.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Hazardous substance in marinas

    little sailing boats and motorboats in a marina

    … and present due to transitional arrangements. Associated content Links Interesting facts about biocides (in German) Effect study "Irgarol" Fate-study Irargol All press …

  • News from 21.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection

    A field with a crop protection device that spreads fertilizer

    … marketed. If an authorisation is needed in more than one EU member state, the manufacturer can choose one state, which then examines the product for its efficacy and … they could not be authorised or only under restrictions. Nevertheless, the manufacturing companies were able to push through authorisations in Germany through the … to their soils. Germany is less and less involved in scientific evaluation The manufacturing companies can choose the Member State to which they submit their product …

  • Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

    Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

    Stau

    … limit value for the protection of human health, which was adopted back in 1999. The fact that newly registered diesel cars have only recently been complying with the … 30 per cent. This is shown by evaluations in which meteorological influences were factored out. However, depending on the particular drop in traffic and the …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

    A hand holding a water glass can be seen.

    … some of which leach into the groundwater in concentrations far above 10 µg/L. The fact that the UBA opposed the authorisation of a product containing S-metolachlor in … between the EU states: According to this, one state - chosen by the pesticide manufacturers themselves - is initially responsible for evaluating the product. If the … degradation products are not yet part of the groundwater monitoring programmes ( factsheet on degradation products of pesticides ). The degradation products are …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … security and energy supply are linked. We can no longer afford to ignore this fact and is why we must swiftly clear the hurdles that stand in the way of more wind … in the steel industry, where crude steel production rose by roughly 12%. In the manufacturing industry (energy-related share), emissions rose by around seven million … corresponded to a share of 19.7% of total gross final energy consumption. A major factor at play was that more renewable energies were used for heating and cooling …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … by the waste management acts of the Bundesländer. However, due to the fact that, under the German Constitution, the federal government is charged with … (Article 4). A byproduct is a substance that is produced in connection with the manufacture of another substance or product, and is thus not the main focus of the manufacturing process. In order for an element to qualify as a byproduct, it must also …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    … influence on decisions taken by the ISA. Among other things, this is due to the fact that the LTC generally meets in secret. This is also true when regulatory … influence on decisions taken by the ISA. Among other things, this is due to the fact that the LTC generally meets in secret. This is also true when regulatory …