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    HMP Birthday Calendar: June

    Photo of a beach chair, sand, sea, and sunset featuring the text: Dispose of medicines in an environmentally conscious way – even on holiday

    … of fish, and antidepressants can alter escape behaviour. To protect seas and water bodies, find out about the recommended disposal methods for medicines at your … of fish, and antidepressants can alter escape behaviour. To protect seas and water bodies, find out about the recommended disposal methods for medicines at your …

  • Newsletter from 04.06.2024 | Last changed: 04.06.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2024

    … / energy Health Chemicals Transport Economy / consumption Waste / resources Air Water Agriculture Soil Sustainability / strategies / international issues … Agency State of the environment: progress in air & climate, major deficits in water & road noise River landscape Source: Eugeny Moskvitin / Fotolia.com What is …

  • Newsletter from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 14.04.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2020

    … in your home. read more (in German) Coronavirus: transmission through drinking water unlikely Drinking water is one of the best-monitored foodstuffs in Germany. Tap water is protected …

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    Summer tourism

    Man hiking in the mountains

    … summer precipitation, an extension of the summer period and an increase in surface water temperatures. Source: Hermann Traub / Pixabay The following contents contain … summer precipitation, an extension of the summer period and an increase in surface water temperatures. … Summer tourism …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures

    The picture shows an elderly woman, a toddler and a child of school age from behind; they are all wearing summer clothing. Holding hands, they are walking on the beach towards the waves. The woman is holding two buckets for digging in the sand.

    … on 28.11.2023 TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures The time period in which seawater temperatures potentially make a bathing holiday on Germany’s North Sea and … locations. Evidence for a tendency towards higher sea temperatures in the coastal waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea has already been provided in terms of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

    The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

    … of natural flood plains Restoration of natural flood plains benefits floodwater protection and biodiversity conservation. Source: Fernbach Antal / … since 1983 has produced an increase in natural flood plains. By their connection to water courses or water bodies and by restoring the dynamics of natural flooding, new …

  • News from 30.07.2021 | Last changed: 30.07.2021

    Co-learning: how-tos of greater urban environmental protection

    View over a big city.

    … Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Air pollution, climate change, land sealing, waste and water management are some of the greatest environmental challenges for urban areas. … climate change and its effects, land sealing/land degradation, waste management and water management – challenges in all of the case studies worldwide. It is primarily …

  • Cover from 16.09.2016

    Poster session Plastics 2016

    … Poster Analytical Studies on the Formation of Biofilms on Plastic Surfaces in Freshwater Poster Size-dependent uptake of micro- and nanoplastics in Daphnia magna … Development of Standard Operating Procedures for Sampling of Microplasticin Waste Water Treatment Plants Poster Qualitative and quantitative analysis of microplastic and pigment particles in freshwater Poster Biofilm on plastic is a low-quality food resource for the grazer Radix …

  • News from 20.06.2024 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    UBA and BfN for a green and just transition in Europe

    Picture of the Berlaymong building, seat of the European Commission in Brussels

    … efficiency in legislation, to promote innovative solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of energy-intensive production, to promote the use of natural and … This commitment must also be extended to the areas of finance, transport, water and energy. Sustainable agriculture and food systems Agriculture depends on …

  • Press release 28/12 from 06.09.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Tight restrictions on hydraulic fracturing required

    … New report: No drilling for natural gas in designated areas tapped for drinking water Hydraulic fracturing technology, used to extract natural gas from unconventional deposits, can lead to groundwater contamination. There is particular concern and uncertainty regarding the use …

  • Press release 21/2025 from 28.05.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Rat poison harms fish and accumulates in the environment

    Ratte am Wasser

    … A new UBA study concludes: Rat control must become more sustainable A rat by the water: baits laced with poison are often left near bodies of water. Source: denoma / Fotolia.com A large number of fish in German rivers are …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2024

    … below. read more (in German) UMID 02/2023: No risk from radioactivity in drinking water The cover topic of the new issue is drinking water as a common good with regard to the occurrence of radioactive substances and …