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  • Article from 22.05.2019 | Last changed: 28.05.2019

    Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    … PCB in suspended solids in the Elbe river. Germany's National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants contains an overview … Standards and Assessment Related contents Das Stockholmer Übereinkommen Per- und polyfluorierte Chemikalien (PFC) Indikator: Eutrophierung von Flüssen durch Phosphor Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben zu Nanomaterialien Indikator: Stickstoffüberschuss der …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … work closely together - throughout the river basin, regardless of administrative boundaries. Flood risk and damage potential Since the Elbe flood in 2002, the term … water floods, flood risk management also covers coastal floods and floods from groundwater. It consists of the following three core elements, which are revised in a … same catchment area. References Schütte (2021): Schütte, Dieter B. Hochwasserschutz und kommunale Daseinsvorsorge.   Wasser und Abfall 23, 13–18 (2021).   Tags climate …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … / Fotolia.com The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and development projects on nanomaterials and other … Abfälle in Abfallbehandlungsanlagen Zusammenstellung der Ergebnisse des Sponsorship Programms zu nanoskaligem Titandioxid der OECD Working Party on Manufactured …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    … even when buildings and uneven terrain influence flue gas dispersion. A computer programme which meets the TA Luft requirements has been developed on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency. It is available free of charge under the name of AUSTAL and has proved its practical value.  Modellers from abroad …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … "UMID: Environment and Human Health - Information Service" (German: "UMID: Umwelt und Mensch – Informationsdienst") is published annually in 2 issues. It provides … and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). The magazine is part of the German Aktionsprogramm Umwelt und Gesundheit (APUG). UMID is published annually in 2 issues. It … denise.koehler[at]uba.de [UBA] Associated content Links Subscribe to UMID Aktionsprogramm Umwelt und Gesundheit Publications UMID 01/2025 UMID-Archive The archive …

  • Article from 10.08.2017 | Last changed: 15.03.2019

    telegram: environment+health

    title telegram environment + health

    … title telegram environment + health Source: Kerstin Gebuhr / Umweltbundesamt Looking for answers to questions about health-related environmental … . As from 2015 issues are also available in English. Previous issues can be found on our German website . Archive for telegram: environment+health For issues … to fine particulate matter at Holi festivals? telegram 01/2015 telegramm umwelt+gesundheit 02/2011 Krankheitslast durch Umweltlärm – Quantifizierung des Verlustes an …

  • Article from 23.04.2020 | Last changed: 23.04.2020

    Opinion of the Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM)

    … language). last update on 23.04.2020 The HBM Commission's opinions are published under “Announcements of the Federal Environment Agency” in the journal “Bundesgesundheitsbl Gesundheitsforsch Gesundheitsschutz“. The Springer Science and Business …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I

    pedestrians in a city

    … environmental monitoring Source: mickey hoo / Fotolia.com last update on 19.03.2018 Programme Population sample Cross sectional sample of 2731 persons 25 to 69 years of … Indoor air: (passive sampler) formaldehyde (subsample, N=358) volatile organic compounds, VOC (subsample, N=479) Community Water works sample barium, lead, boron, …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1997-1999, GerES III

    Pedestrians on a pavement

    … the enviromental impact on the population. Source: Siegfried Abelmann / Umweltbundesamt last update on 19.03.2018 Programme Population Sample Cross sectional sample of 4822 adults aged 18 to 69 …

  • Article from 27.03.2015 | Last changed: 27.07.2022

    Research project “Environmental justice in urban areas”

    Urban neighbourhoods need areas for sports, play, leisure and recreation

    … ensuring socio-spatially just access to environmental resources. In a BMUB / UBA- funded project on “Environmental justice in urban areas”, which ran from January 2012 … priorities suggests itself. Use of financial resources: Funding from support programmes should be targeted at areas with multiple burdens. The performance of …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … rain hits the earth's surface, part of it seeps into the soil and contributes to groundwater recharge. Another part is temporarily stored in the soil or evaporates, and … soil is already saturated with water from previous precipitation events, or the ground is frozen, most of the precipitation will run off at the soil surface. Soil … time. Steep valleys, channelised waterways, and a high degree of soil sealing, as found in many developed areas, favour rapid surface runoff. Small streams subsequently …