… settings where it is disturbing, stressful, or harmful. Hearing damage and stress responses Excessive acoustic input, whether too loud or too long, can provoke … (extra-aural syndrome). Such responses can also be provoked by low levels of environmental sound such as traffic noise that do not cause hearing damage. The …

… Commissions and advisory boards Soil protection is an environmental protection task involving overlapping activities, whose scientific … disciplines who address soil protection issues. In view of the multifarious environmental consequences of farming, the UBA has strengthened its competencies in …

… for Europe, it ensures the application of standardised methods and criteria by the responsible authorities at the federal state level. Quality assurance A number of … bases for sensor technology used in air quality applications.   Duties and responsibilities The duties and responsibilities of the UBA National EU Reference … at  national level. Participation in international intercomparisons under the responsibility of the Commission (ERLAP). Cooperation with all Member State …

… on 23.08.2013 What are AEGL values? Additionally, measures for alert and emergency response planning as well as for disaster control can be projected more accurately … Incident Ordinance (in german)). … Additionally, measures for alert and emergency response planning as well as for disaster control can be projected more accurately …

… for: the safety layout of plants as well as the operational alert and emergency response planning and the planning in relation to disaster control. Background is … for: the safety layout of plants as well as the operational alert and emergency response planning and the planning in relation to disaster control. Background is …

… on 23.08.2013 How are AEGL values established ? Initiated by the German „Federal Environmental Agency“, the „Hazardous Incident Commission“ („Störfallkommission“, … developed draft values according to the ERPG concept (see below). The „Federal Environmental Agency“ in cooperation with the federal states developed a list of … and led to initial hazardous incident reference values. In 1987, the „Emergency Response Planning Guideline Committee“ was set up which developed ERPG values still …