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  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … diseases to other animals as well as humans. Insects, mites and ticks can be found amongst these so-called vectors. Vertebrates, for example rats and mice, may … companies, a guideline for testing and evaluating rodent traps has been developed under the leadership of Division IV 1.4 (NoCheRo guideline, see publications). Associated content Links Protection against infection Kommission Gesundheitsschädlinge - Infektionsschutzgesetz National Expert Group "Mosquitoes as …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … nanomaterials. International activities to ensure the safety of nanomaterials Under the general coordination of the German Federal Environment Ministry, the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) participates in the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials … UBA has published fact sheets on several applications, like remediation of groundwater damages, textiles, OLEDs and coatings. Further fact sheets will be …

  • Article from 13.09.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    The Rotterdam Convention

    a container-ship

    … Associated content Links BRS Joint Secretariat website Related contents Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben zu Nanomaterialien Fachbereich IV SuMaHO-principles for … threats of microorganisms in agricultural soils – identifying meaningful endpoints under field-relevant pesticide, biocide and pharmaceutical exposure Further …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … into national law. Relevant soil protection provisions could in particular be found in EU chemical law, waste law and in legislation on facilities and industrial … The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The Federal Nature … conservation to implement the Alpine Convention of 1991. Associated content Links Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz (BMJ) Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung (BMJ) …

  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … to receive the EMAS certificate for its environmental management Source: Umweltbundesamt The UBA had already introduced an environmental management system in the … all air quality monitoring stations – have been validated according to EMAS. In 2017, UBA decided to become greenhouse gas-neutral. last update on 21.02.2023 Our … has been a central feature of our environmental management since the end of 2017. The action areas targeted by UBA are "buildings", "mobility", "procurement and …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … from the atmosphere and, if possible, from the entire carbon cycle (e.g. through underground storage). Plants remove carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) during photosynthesis and store … content Links Geoengineering topic page - Technical questions UBA Governance Workshop on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) Workshop "International Governance of …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … can enter waters through industrial or municipal effluent dis https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/service/glossar/l charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the … chemicals, their production, use and release is subject to international regulation under the Stockholm Convention. For a more detailed assessment of these substances … coal and petroleum processing. These properties are why several PAHs are regulated under REACH and are subject to far-reaching restrictions on their use. The Ordinance …

  • 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 04.01.2019 | Last changed: 04.01.2019

    Sustainability evaluation of case studies

    … data as far as it is already available for the case studies. The aim of the workshop was to discuss with stakeholders in the context of sustainable chemistry … or hot-spot analysis prior to the sustainability evaluation. Define system boundaries (time, space, supply chains) for the sustainability evaluation. Summarize … studies more systematically. A summary documentation of the conversation can be found in the document-section. Associated content Documents Summary Sustainability …