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  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … being discussed. As specific as the ideas are, the level of development and the environmental risks are just as varied. Illustration 1 - Space based installations A … and can’t be determined solely based on technical factors. The social, economic and environmental sustainability must be addressed when assessing the potential. Natural …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt Land cover is a key indicator of anthropogenic environmental pollution. The EU’s CORINE Land Cover (CLC, Coordination of … im UBA Bebauung und Versiegelung Bodenfunktionen Related publications Environmental Monitor 2024 Land use monitoring and land take in international …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … contribution to the test guideline development in the field of ecotoxicology, environmental fate and physical-chemical characterization. Nanomaterials and the … over their whole life cycle with the aim to better connect safety research with innovation research. Main emphasis is on research activities regarding the … papers Nanomaterials in the environment Summary of the results of the Sponsorship Programme for nanoscale titanium dioxide of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … in this context. The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The … in this context. The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … of conformity of product hygiene suitability for drinking water The German Environmental Agency is mandated to publish evaluation criteria documents for … of conformity of product hygiene suitability for drinking water The German Environmental Agency is mandated to publish evaluation criteria documents for …

  • Article from 27.03.2023 | Last changed: 27.03.2023

    National Water Strategy

    … for Germany was adopted by the Federal Cabinet. This strategy and the associated “programme of water measures” lay the foundation for a sustainable management of our … development of our water bodies are to be supported. The 78 measures of the “programme of water measures” named in the National Water Strategy are to be …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    … control during authorisation, the manufacturing companies must disclose all environmental data for micropollutant evaluation. This also applies to active … products that have been on the market for a long time. Moreover, research into environmentally compatible active substances needs to be increased as well. As a …

  • Article from 15.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Pesticides

    … Ordinance which are used in plant protection agents and biocides complied with the environmental quality standards for the period 2016-2018 at the monitoring sites of … Federal Government (LAWA ). For a further 11 substances a check for compliance with environmental quality standards is not always possible since the limit of …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … the assumption that humans are in a position to understand and control global environmental processes; secondly, the assumption that geoengineering can replace … thirdly, a policy shift leading to fundamental principles of international environmental law being thrown overboard such as emissions reductions. The consensus …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … Chemicals The group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the German Ordinance on … charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the environmental quality standard (EQS) indicate that chemicals are occurring in …

  • Article from 22.05.2019 | Last changed: 28.05.2019

    Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    … Waters also regulates 14 of the POPs . The Ordinance on Surface Waters defines environmental quality standards (EQS) for the concentrations of suspended … which feed on fish or mussels. For the 2014-2016 period, there was compliance with environmental quality standards for the cyclodiene pesticides, endosulfan, …