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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … The spreading of mosquito species which can transmit pathogens hazardous to humans is a relevant health risk. Apart from autochthonous cases of West Nile Fever, … of the genus Aedes, such as the Asian Tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ). In adult humans infected, the zika virus often just produces influenza-like symptoms. …

  • Press release 25/2024 from 30.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

    “Danger Islands”: a new protected area in the Antarctic

    Penguine

    … the Danger Islands are comprehensively protected from negative impacts caused by human activities. From now on, the archipelago may only be visited with a special … the Danger Islands are comprehensively protected from negative impacts caused by human activities. From now on, the archipelago may only be visited with a special …

  • Press release 10/2018 from 12.04.2018 | Last changed: 12.07.2018

    UBA issues recommendations to fight micropollutants in water bodies

    Ein Reagenzkolben vor grüner Wiese, darin Wasser.

    … even the smallest concentrations can have a negative impact on the environment and human health. Ever more sophisticated analytical methods are tracing more and more … even the smallest concentrations can have a negative impact on the environment and human health. Ever more sophisticated analytical methods are tracing more and more …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

    The picture shows an aerial view of a land protection dyke under construction. In the background, there are agricultural areas and houses as well as standing water visible.

    … to climate change is indispensable in order to keep any negative impacts on human health in socially acceptable proportions; the same applies to impacts on the … actual interval extends over longer or shorter periods depends, above all, on the human and financial resources made available. Another challenge continues to be the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … - Kjellstrom T., Briggs D., Freyberg C., Lemke B., Otto M., Hyatt O. 2016: Heat, Human Performance, and Occupational Health: A Key Issue for the Assessment of Global … 37: 97-112. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021740 . 173 - Parsons K. 2014: Human Thermal Environments: The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on …

  • News from 06.02.2024 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    Nanoscale carrier systems for targeted delivery of ingredients

    You can see a pen on a sheet of paper

    … ingredients Nanocarriers represent promising advanced materials with benefits for humans and the environment. Source: Corinne Meunier / UBA Up to date overview of the … Nanocarriers therefore represent promising advanced materials with benefits for humans and the environment. It is becoming clear that this "packaging" can change …

  • 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)

    … are used, and how these substances interact (separately and together) with humans and the environment. Recent scientific findings suggest that the mass of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study

    The picture shows an outstretched foot on a sandy beach. There are two abrasions visible above the ankle.

    … conditions, some of more than a hundred vibrio species can cause infections in humans. As far as the Baltic Sea is concerned, these species include Vibrio …

  • News from 21.09.2023 | Last changed: 21.09.2023

    OECD handbook reinforces environmental protection in raw material

    Drohnenansicht eines kontaminierten, giftigen Wasserlaufs in Geamana, Rumänien

    … Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, but it is a high-risk sector marked by human rights infringements  and  severe environmental pollution. Many companies, … Battery Regulation: Companies are now legally obligated to identify and counteract human rights abuses and environmental problems within their supply chains. Companies …

  • News from 09.07.2018 | Last changed: 20.08.2018

    Environmental- and health impact of 3D printing

    3D printer producing a little plastic tree

    … are necessary, such as, for example, 3D printing involves various pressures on human health that should be regulated. Associated content Publications Focus on the …

  • News from 11.10.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    First OECD Test Guideline on the investigation of nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com The OECD Test Guideline No. 318 … chemicals and to investigate their potentially harmful behavior and effect on human and the environment. These Test Guidelines were primary developed for soluble …