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    Illustration 2 - Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

    Narrow airplanes with spraying equipment spread a whitish haze high above.

    … Illustration 2 - Stratospheric Aerosol Injection The continuous spraying of chemicals by thousands of flights is intended to dim the sunlight. Source: … contain this medium: Illustrations Tags geoengineering … The continuous spraying of chemicals by thousands of flights is intended to dim the sunlight. … Illustration 2 …

  • Press release 17/2022 from 22.03.2022 | Last changed: 29.03.2022

    New measures to protect natural groundwater against trace substances

    Ein Reagenzkolben vor grüner Wiese, darin Wasser.

    … The residues of pharmaceutical drugs, plant protection products, biocides and other chemicals can have a negative impact on water bodies and drinking water quality, … are entering our waters via wastewater that do not belong there. Chemicals from industry and pharmaceuticals, some of which do not degrade naturally, are rapidly …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate impacts: Field of action finance and insurance sector

    Macro photo of a European cent coin

    … of value of investments due to climate risks. last update on 11.01.2022 Insurance industry The increase in extreme weather events is particularly relevant for … damage caused by extreme weather events fluctuates from year to year. The insurance industry's Natural Hazards Report 2020 puts the property damage caused by storms, … is not yet sufficiently pronounced. This can become a problem for the insurance industry. Only if awareness of climate risks is broadly anchored and, as a result, …

  • Press release 47/2018 from 17.12.2018 | Last changed: 21.12.2018

    Rodent control involves risks for man and the environment

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … and the environment Safe and effective use of mouse and rat poison Rodenticides = chemical agents used to control rodent infestation Source: Lugaa / Photocase.de The … rodent control. Press release No. 47/2018 | 17.12.2018 Rodenticides (pest control chemicals) commonly contain substances that reduce blood clotting which are known as …

  • Newsletter from 14.04.2022 | Last changed: 14.04.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2022

    … but also allows companies to provide you with the information via a database. Chemical analyses of random samples of products now confirm that many of the details … updated at the end of 2021. read more (in German) Major accidents in 2018 and 2019: Chemical industry most frequently affected ZEMA registered 50 incidents subject to reporting …

  • Cover from 05.04.2016

    2nd International Conference on Human Biomonitoring, Berlin (Home)

    Logo: Human Bio Monitoring with a pictogram of the Brandenburger Tor and the logos of the Bundesumweltministerium and the Umweltbundesamt

    … It focuses on measuring the internal exposure of people to environmental chemicals, on assessing potential health effects as well as on detecting relevant … activities conducted worldwide. International experts from science, politics and industry are asked to examine the strengths and limitations of HBM in the detection …

  • Cover from 31.05.2017

    Scientific Stakeholder Meeting - Invited speakers

    … for Econonic Co-operation and Development, France N.N., ECHA – European Chemical Agency, Finland Fadri Gottschalk, ETSS AG, Switzerland Frank von der … German Environment Agency, Germany Melanie Kah, CSIRO – Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia Monika Hammers-Wirtz, gaiac  - Research … for Econonic Co-operation and Development, France N.N., ECHA – European Chemical Agency, Finland Fadri Gottschalk, ETSS AG, Switzerland Frank von der …

  • Press release 34/2010 from 10.06.2010 | Last changed: 16.07.2013

    Fluorinated fire-fighting foams protect - not the environment though

    … protect- sometimes the environment, too. Fires can be fought especially well with chemicals, propellants or plastics that contain fluorinated extinguishing foams, … of PFOS-based fire-fighting foams at the plant fire brigades of the chemicals industry and airports were full. Some fire departments still have these PFOS-based …

  • Press release 12/2016 from 04.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Emissions trading: Industrial emissions again practically unchanged in 2015

    furnace with fire

    Emissions trading: Industrial emissions again practically unchanged in 2015 Energy utilities mitigate … for concern with respect to the reductions which are necessary in the long term. Industry must play a part in this. The current low prices for CO2 have resulted in a … continued in 2015 in the individual industry sectors, too: whereas refineries, the chemical and mineral industries recorded decreasing emissions, emissions rose in the …