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  • Cover from 19.01.2026

    Start: Pharmaceuticals and the environment

    Illustration featuring fish, water, medicines, hot water bottle, yoga, household waste bin, toilet, sink, stethoscope, and pharmacy symbol

    … form—many pharmaceutical substances are excreted by the human body and enter wastewater systems through urine, feces, and even washing off from the skin after topical … often still contains traces of pharmaceuticals, which are discharged into surface waters. These substances pose risks to aquatic life, including fish, algae, …

  • Newsletter from 09.02.2023 | Last changed: 09.02.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2023

    … / Energy Health Chemicals Transport Economy / Consumption Waste / Resources Air Water Soil Agriculture Sustainability / Strategies / International matters … to simulate conditions being more representative for the environmental compartments water, sediment and soil. The former tests lead to conclusions about the …

  • Newsletter from 07.06.2019 | Last changed: 07.06.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2019

    … (in German) Everyday soil protection Our food grows in soil, and soil also stores water and nutrients, provides protection against flooding and is able to absorb CO2. … To prevent gases which are harmful to our climate and substances posing a threat to water from being released from these plants, and to stop highly flammable gases …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 24.06.2020

    Strengthening environmental protection requirements for the rehabilitation of areas devastated by mining in Mongolia

    … the environmentally sound rehabilitation of mining areas and minimize soil and water pollution. German experts carried out an audit of existing mining and … нөхөн сэргээлтийн гарын авлага (Guideline, Mongolian) (4.56 MB) Recommendations on Water Monitoring in Open-pit Coal-mine Areas in Mongolia (English) (1.75 MB) …

  • Press release 31/12 from 14.09.2012 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

    REACH: Federal Environment Agency lists more “Substances of Very High Concern“

    … Concern, some of which are used in outdoor apparel and floor coverings to give them water, stain and grease resistant properties. Says UBA President Jochen Flasbarth: … a wide range of applications. Traces of it can nevertheless be found in bodies of water - sometimes in high concentrations. Manufacturers use the chemical as an …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Fisheries

    The picture shows a crab trawler in the North Sea. There is a beam trawl hanging down from the ship’s side. In the background, the shoreline and a lighthouse are visible.

    … point of view, sea fisheries (coastal and deep-sea fisheries) as well as freshwater fisheries (lake and river fishing, aquaculture, pond farming and angling) are … indigenous species in Germany’s fishing regions have been migrating to northern waters while species indigenous to southern waters – so-called lusitanian species …

  • Newsletter from 13.04.2017 | Last changed: 13.04.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2017

    … fuel and other privileges must be gradually phased out.”  Press release on climate footprint 2016 Consumer tips Try it out and take a survey: our improved air quality … read more (in German) How the swimming pools stays clean Unseen by pool bathers, water treatment equipment is at work behind closed doors to ensure that the water is …

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

    Fluorinated fire-fighting foams protect - not the environment though

    … chemicals are very persistent and are spread across the globe via bodies of water. Some of the products in this substance group are disposed to accumulating in … of suitable extinguishing agents and how best to dispose of polluted extinguisher water. Press release No. 34/2010 | 10.06.2010 The flyer developed jointly by the …

  • Press release 53/2010 from 09.11.2010 | Last changed: 22.07.2013

    Institution of Agriculture Commission of Federal Environment Agency

    … Director of the EURONATUR Foundation. “The effects of agriculture on our climate, water and soil continue to cause grave environmental problems that require urgent … and acidification of soils and bodies of water- and high-standard protection of waters as key KLU goals. Climate change poses a new challenge facing agriculture …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Human Health

    A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

    … with sufficient trees, courtyard gardens or green roofs, fresh air corridors and water areas play a major role. They reduce the heating of cities through evaporative … rivers and the sea may warm up. If at the same time the nutrient content of the waters is high, the risk of contamination with cyanobacteria, the so-called …

  • Cover from 25.03.2025

    PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern? Agenda

    … 13:40 The Rastatt case – measures to reduce the PFAS exposure via food and drinking water Christoph Krakau - Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy Sector, … UBA Jana Rupp - German Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR 14:20 – 14:40 Drinking water contamination with PFAS in Ronneby, Sweden Dauren Mussabek - Lund University, …

  • Newsletter from 24.07.2023 | Last changed: 24.07.2023

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 3/2023

    … (PDF) Moving forward: The European Commission’s Proposal for a Recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive UBA supports the Commission’s proposal for a revision of … number 6 Year of publication 2023 Water Framework Directive - The Status of German Waters in 2021 Progress and Challenges The Water Framework Directive (WFD) calls for …