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  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Headaches

    A child that holds its head.

    … triggers headaches or migraines. However, poor air quality should be considered when searching for headache causes. last update on 15.05.2020 Headaches There are … time in a room with “bad air” can trigger headaches in some people. Pollutants that can be present in indoor air and might cause headaches are: Tobacco Smoke: … because they are easily accessible. Only about 50% of migraine sufferers and many less with chronic headaches try to get adequate medical care. These difficulties …

  • Article from 05.03.2018 | Last changed: 26.03.2018

    Nutrients in watercourses

    … sites for which data is available for at least five years are averaged out, so that changes in concentrations are less attributable to fluctuations in flow rate and more to inputs. Comparing the first two ten-year periods 1986-1995 and 1996-2005 …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … needed. From a currently drained landscape to a climate-adapted "sponge landscape" that retains, stores, and gradually releases water. What is "Landscape Water … or land-use changes. Consequently, flood damages are worsening. More Sponge, Less Concrete - Action Options for a Sustainable Water Balance Restoring Rivers and … educational at the Freie Waldorfschule in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. The schoolyard was unsealed and greened. Under guidance, staff, parents, and students design …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … food and drinking water if their ecology remains intact. But how can we best ensure that our soils are used judiciously and responsibly as habitats and resources? The … into the world of soils, comparable to the concentration game known as Memory. When a player turns over a card, they enter the fascinating world of soils and learn … into the world of soils, comparable to the concentration game known as Memory. When a player turns over a card, they enter the fascinating world of soils and learn …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil development

    Rock and soil

    … These processes evolve at varying speeds, depending on the intensity of the factors that are brought to bear. But soil is far more than a mere mixture of exclusively mineral particles of … is fractured and comminuted by a vast array of weathering processes. For example, when water penetrates rock cracks and crevices, causing the rock to expand by around …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … much more than this. Source: santia3 Fotolia.com Soil carries out myriad functions that are free of charge and extremely powerful, and that are what make soil so … up in proximity to fertile land and desirable farmland, and rural areas still bear signs of this evolution today. Nonetheless, socioeconomic change has brought … than that provided by freshly tilled or dumped earth. Earthworms are instrumental when it comes to the cementing of the organic and mineral elements in soil to each …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    more than 1.5°C. Source: SmallWorldProduction / stock.adobe.com What do people mean when they talk about the “1.5°C goal” in the context of climate change? What is the … warming of 1.5°C would still have a significant impact, it would be significantly less catastrophic than a warming of 2°C or more. The Paris Agreement does not … Scientific findings and studies, largely compiled in the IPCC reports, have shown that warming beyond 1.5°C can have serious and possibly irreversible impacts on the …

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil science

    A floor pit with differently coloured layers.

    … of these functions. last update on 18.02.2014 Soil science is a discipline that is practiced by agricultural engineers, geographers, geologists, and lately … and all of its various properties. These findings are incorporated into soil maps that are indispensable for successful and effective soil conservation. In the … “soil of the year” has been selected, and is announced each 5 December. Another and more recent focus of soil science is effective soil conservation, which mainly aims …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Large scale ecological projects

    Major projects

    … Source: Frauenstein PDF-Datei (Download) (491.85 kB) Under the unification treaty that was concluded with the former East Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany … projects involved major industrial concerns, potassium mining companies, and shipyards, as well as large industrial regions containing numerous companies. The technical aspects of the projects were hammered out by project working groups, whose sessions were also attended by BvS representatives, …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that occurred at the site), as well as assessments of documents, maps and aerial … only contains soil-human exposure pathway measurement values for dioxin and furan. When it comes to measurement values for determining the body’s absorption capacity … zur Bewertung von Altlasten (Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 1999). These methods and yardsticks should be used for determining other test and measurement values. …

  • Article from 15.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Pesticides

    … quality standards for the period 2016-2018 at the monitoring sites of the German Working Group on water issues of the Laender and the Federal Government (LAWA ). For … quality standards for the period 2016-2018 at the monitoring sites of the German Working Group on water issues of the Laender and the Federal Government (LAWA ). For …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … global warming. What these so-called geoengineering measures all have in common is that they harbour risks for humans and the environment and can have a global impact. … photosynthesis and store carbon in biomass. However, the CO 2 is released again when the biomass is burned or decays. A few CDR approaches seek to take advantage of … climate problem makes "business as usual" possible and efforts to reduce emissions less urgent. The application of geoengineering measures could however lead to a …