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  • Article from 11.01.2019 | Last changed: 11.01.2019

    Climate change and health

    That's good against heat: a cooling water bag

    … medical care professionals to provide preventive health care that is attuned to the target group. The hazards associated with heat can vary greatly depending on the … medical care professionals to provide preventive health care that is attuned to the target group. The hazards associated with heat can vary greatly depending on the …

  • Article from 18.08.2016 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Reducing pollution through product design

    Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer.

    … influence on every phase of its value creation and material life cycle and take targeted steps to foster environmentally just innovations. The purpose of ecodesign … influence on every phase of its value creation and material life cycle and take targeted steps to foster environmentally just innovations. The purpose of ecodesign …

  • Article from 12.06.2015 | Last changed: 12.06.2015

    Products

    Shopping Mall

    … the trade sector with trustworthy product information that enables them, through targeted demand for eco-products, to promote eco-product innovation and thus reduce … the trade sector with trustworthy product information that enables them, through targeted demand for eco-products, to promote eco-product innovation and thus reduce …

  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … Shipment Act und is punished with imprisonment of up to fifteen years or a fine. Data about enforcement are available in the tables below. To that the following additional remarks: The data of the Federal States on transport checks can overlap with the figures of the …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … Water law has been shaped by Europe since the mid-1970s. Numerous EU directives set targets and procedures for water management. These must be transposed into national … chapter 6 of each management plan. In addition to the description of macroeconomic indicators, the economic importance of water services (water supply and wastewater … the starting point of the analysis and the level of ambition (especially regarding data requirements). While the Ecosystem Services Approach starts with identifying …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … extremes can therefore be expected, especially during summer months. Analyses indicate an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events … is given based on the representative concentration path 8.5 - "continue-as-is". Data source: German Federal Institute of Hydrology. Source: Verändert nach …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … toxicity tests are available for all levels, this factor is generally 10. If data is missing, it will be 100 or more. Some environmental quality standards have … up to half value of class II Quality class II (dark green): moderately polluted target value complied with Quality class II-III (yellow-green): critically polluted … toxicity tests are available for all levels, this factor is generally 10. If data is missing, it will be 100 or more. Some environmental quality standards have …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … 2008/50/EC "Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe" sets the following target: the maximum 8-hour value of a day may not exceed 120 µg/m 3 on more than 25 … in 2013 an expert opinion (REVIHAAP) on the current EU air quality threshold and target values. The WHO experts recommended a reassessment of the health effects of … 2008/50/EC "Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe" sets the following target: the maximum 8-hour value of a day may not exceed 120 µg/m 3 on more than 25 …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … Monitoring and assessment The federal and state governments regularly collect data on the North Sea and Baltic Sea using various monitoring methods. This helps to … contaminants supplements the usual monitoring analysis of such samples for known indicator contaminants. The sampling of free plankton DNA in the sea (eDNA) serves …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … their deployment. Being part of the Incident Command Centre, it sets the targets for coastal pollution control measures in the case of major accidental water … their deployment. Being part of the Incident Command Centre, it sets the targets for coastal pollution control measures in the case of major accidental water …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … about human activities and their impact on the seas and oceans. Based on the data collected, the biological , chemical and physical state of the marine … about human activities and their impact on the seas and oceans. Based on the data collected, the biological , chemical and physical state of the marine …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … assesses parameters calculated on the basis of aerial pictures, existing maps and data, geological and soil maps, and especially topographical map M 1:25.000, as well … method, the “on-site method” of small to medium-sized watercourses relies on data taken from the field (assessments of 100 meter sections). The procedure for … assesses parameters calculated on the basis of aerial pictures, existing maps and data, geological and soil maps, and especially topographical map M 1:25.000, as well …