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  • Publication from 17.07.2019

    Test scenarios for the determination of sound emissions

    Cover of publication TEXTE 74/2019 Test scenarios for the determination of sound emissions from road, rail, industry and the calculation of the propagation of sound (BUB), the calculation of environmental noise from airports (BUF) and assessment of the noise exposure of affected persons (BEB) according to Directive (EU) 2015/996

    … Transport Test scenarios for the determination of sound emissions from road, rail, industry … File size 7.59 MB Print version not available Tags railway noise tyre noise … Test scenarios for the determination of sound emissions …

  • Press release 04/2022 from 18.01.2022 | Last changed: 27.01.2022

    Blauer Kompass contest launches first round as a new federal prize

    Der Bundespreis Blauer Kompass hat eine blaue Kompassnadel als Logo

    … for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Blauer Kompass contest launches first round as a new federal prize Municipalities with climate adaptation projects now eligible to enter contest Bundespreis Blauer Kompass Source: BMUV & UBA Applications are accepted …

  • Appointment from 15.06.2020

    UNECE photo contest: Humans locked down, nature unlocked

    UNECE photo contest: Humans locked down, nature unlocked Tuesday, September 15th, … of flora and fauna at the time of COVID-19 in a global photo competition. … UNECE photo contest: Humans locked down, nature unlocked

  • Press release 17 from 28.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Too much noise: One in every eight children shows signs of impaired hearing

    a young boy with headphones

    … (UBA), one in every eight children misses at least one audio frequency in a hearing test. The reasons are unknown, although loud music, in particular when listened to … 8-to-14-year-olds participating in the survey) could perceive at least one of the tested sound frequencies only at very high volume. Hearing loss was more than 20 …

  • Press release 28/2016 from 16.09.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    European Mobility Week brings sustainable mobility a step closer

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … for people and local authorities to put innovative transport solutions to the test.“ More than 20 cities and districts in Germany are participating in the EMW … very diverse, featuring a bicycle-GPS rally in Würzburg, cargo bikes which can be tested in Dresden, mobility celebrations in Frankfurt/Main and Norderstedt, and …

  • Press release 32/2023 from 15.09.2023 | Last changed: 30.11.2023

    European Mobility Week: Sustainable mobility saves energy

    A banner reads: "European Mobility Week 16 to 22 September Mix and Move! - climate-friendly mobility."

    … sustainable mobility can look like on the ground: Mobility options are presented, tested and the street environment is changed in such a way that the focus turns to … celebrating its first anniversary, and in Darmstadt, a large-scale traffic trial is testing what it would be like to have a traffic-calmed neighbourhood. In the …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … These standby losses are particularly unnecessary as it is usually easy to test whether a piece of equipment is consuming power even though it is not in …

  • Press release 07/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 08.04.2020

    Art and the environment “Zero Waste” exhibition in Leipzig

    Ein Frauengesicht mit Plastikstücken

    … and in performative photographs and videos. Dani Ploeger experiments with stress testing machines in his laboratory and lifts the lid on the premature ageing process … food source – touted as sustainable – for human beings in this future scenario. Protests against an economy geared purely to maximising profits and growth and the …

  • Press release 25/2020 from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    ZERO WASTE

    Raul Walch. Laborant’s Pause, 2018. Inkjet-Print. Copyright: Raul Walch

    … and in performative photographs and videos. Dani Ploeger experiments with stress test machines in his laboratory to expose manufacturers' intentional premature … of food for humans in this future scenario, which is touted as sustainable. The protest against an economy purely geared to maximising profits and growth, as well as …

  • Article from 07.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Ammunition in the sea

    Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, menschliche Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem

    … collection device for ammunition designed in a project (ROBEMM) would have to be tested in the sea. The financing of all these measures still needs to be clarified. … collection device for ammunition designed in a project (ROBEMM) would have to be tested in the sea. The financing of all these measures still needs to be clarified. …