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  • Article from 20.09.2022 | Last changed: 25.08.2023

    The German Centre for Micropollutants: About us

    … of the German Centre for Micropollutants. last update on 20.09.2022 Background Our waters and wastewater are increasingly polluted by what are known as trace …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … Unintentional mixtures occur when chemicals are released and cooccur in wastewater treatment plants or environmental media (e.g. rivers). Their composition is … Joint effects of pharmaceuticals and chemicals regulated under REACH in wastewater treatment plant effluents – Evaluating concepts for a risk assessment by means … Ute Kühnen (2018): Prospective environmental risk assessment of mixtures in wastewater treatment plant effluents – theoretical considerations and experimental …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Permitting research projects on marine geoengineering

    … for the approval and monitoring of activities (enforcement) in relation to marine waters are divided up in Germany depending on the marine zone. The federal states of …

  • Article from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    TFA as degradation product of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    A hand holding a glas of water

    … form degradation products such as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). TFA enters the water cycle through precipitation and cannot be removed by proportionate means. last … in terrestrischen Umweltproben Reducing the input of chemicals into waters: trifluoroacetate (TFA) as a persistent and mobile substance with many …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … by the release of a chemical is the question of how long this substance remains in water, soil, and sediment. Laboratory studies that examine the degradation of the … by the release of a chemical is the question of how long this substance remains in water, soil, and sediment. Laboratory studies that examine the degradation of the …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    … rights and obligations for these areas which, primarily, comprise coastal waters, the continental shelf, the high seas and “the area”. The territorial waters (up to twelve nautical miles, depending on the designation - UNCLOS Article …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water Time-series of filter backwash water samples to investigate sludge … reuse of filter backwash water - Verbundlogo Source: Umweltbundesamt Tags drinking water water treatment water reuse … In the research project FITWAS (reuse of filter …

  • Article from 10.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Flood warning

    Warning of Flooding.

    … current "Flood warnings" and more detailed "Reports". Information on current water levels is provided by the waterway information system of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration ( …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … This leads to a degradation of the soil structure and soil functions such as water and nutrient storage capacity decrease. This results in a reduction of soil … enrichment or eutrophication in neighboring sensitive terrestrial ecosystems or water bodies (see for example Critical Loads ). However, soil loss by wind erosion …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    Soil loss by water erosion Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water. Source: Stephan Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Uncovered soils are exposed …