… widely available to the scientific community and are used to improve the scientific understanding of the changes of the chemical and physical state of the atmosphere in … and Public Health have provided funding since 2001. Between 2001 and mid 2017, the Centre hosted 32 training courses with 363 participants from 63 countries. Workshop QA/SAC Germany Further national QA activities within GAW include the World …

… Collaborating Centre for research on drinking-water hygiene. last update on 20.10.2017 The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) is a WHO Collaborating Centre on drinking-water hygiene. WHO … (UNECE) Leading the activity on small-scale water supplies and sanitation systems under the Protocol on Water and Health Developing materials and advisory and …

… counts Erosion – the stealthy loss of fertile soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt When heavy rains or strong winds hit uncovered soil, soil material can be … soil loss does not occur to any significant degree when naturally formed year-round plant cover is present. The currently observable dimension of soil loss in … attack and erode the soil. Without accompanying measures such as intercropping, undersowing or mulching, these crops face a significantly increased risk of soil …

… Air pollutants at a glance Smog in an urban area Source: Axel Eggert / Umweltbundesamt The composition of the air is affected by humans. Many components of the … country of origin. Several air pollutants are transported in the atmosphere over hundreds of kilometers, some even around the globe. You can find more information on sources and harmful effects of …

… regard is to create conditions that will promote efficient and environmentally sound resource stewardship, via a carefully constructed policy mix with just the right … A reliable social roadmap resulting from a political consensus and scientifically sound objectives will help to point all concerned in the right direction, particularly … of natural resources. The Federal Government is obliged to report to the German Bundestag every four years on the development of resource efficiency in Germany and …

… more efficiently. A position paper titled “Umweltverträgliche Nutzung des Untergrundes und Ressourcenschonung” (environmentally sustainable use of the subsurface and … could be given greater weight, also in the interests of future generations. A workshop hosted by UBA which took place on 25 November 2014 in Kassel discussed …

… raw materials such as the animal feed and energy crops that we use in such abundance and for which large tracts of fertile land are used. Fertilizer and … of keeping the negative socioecological effects of resource use within reasonable bounds. Also key to such efforts are waste management programmes and product liability … Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Publications Bioökonomiekonzepte und Diskursanalyse Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Indikator: …

… Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) last update on 06.12.2017 What are phthalates, what are they for? Phthalates are compounds of phthalic acid (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid) with various alcohols (phthalic … 3 Human-Biomonitoring in Europa Deutsche Umweltstudie zur Gesundheit, GerES V (2014-2017) Related publications How rapidly do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) …