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  • Article from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 05.06.2015

    Effect study "Irgarol"

    … effect of the anti-fouling agent Irgarol® Irgarol® is in the group of s-triazines and a biocidal agent which is used as an anti-fouling coating for marine vessels to … (harbours, marinas, etc). Most studies up to now have limited testing to marine environments and organisms. The effects of Irgarol on aquatic plants and freshwater …

  • Article from 20.01.2012 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Technology

    Graph of the individual components of artificial stream and pond system: measuring stage, ponds, platform ponds, channels, work platform Groove, screw pump, control room, online instruments

    … Technology Key elements of artificial stream and pond system Source: Vera Gutofski last update on 20.01.2012 Technical specifications The basic components of the artificial stream and pond system: Work platform Control room Measuring platform Measurement … work (e.g. on online measuring equipment), for manual operation of the screw pumps and for operating the rough and fine dosing systems. The rough dosing systems are …

  • Article from 11.03.2014 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Projects

    … experiments with Ozone 2011 ■Studies on distribution, species richness, abundance, and development of invertebrates which have been introduced in artificial stream … of new softener in PVC under natural-like conditions in a semi-terrestrial environment UBA Department II 2.5, Germany, 2023 Separation and recovery of … project MyrioRisk - Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole with herbicidal mode of action on sediment-rooted macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum University of Antwerp, …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    SAICM

    Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

    … SAICM SAICM works under the umbrella of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Source: zurbagan / Adobe Stock The Strategic Approach … Pharmaceuticals in the environment: Global occurrence and potential cooperative action under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) …

  • Article from 09.03.2012 | Last changed: 02.03.2016

    CLP Regulation

    … CLP Regulation The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) developed at UN level does not take effect … understood as a "living document", i.e. it is still undergoing development. In the environment field in particular there is still much to do. The Federal Environment

  • Article from 10.03.2016 | Last changed: 10.03.2016

    Stockholm Convention

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … uniformly in Europe. Source: CC Vision The Stockholm Convention is an international environment agreement on the elimination or restriction of the production, use and release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) last update on 10.03.2016 What … released from thermal processes as a result of incomplete combustion or chemical reactions („ u nintentionally produced POPs“, u POPs). Given their properties, POPs …

  • Article from 30.04.2024 | Last changed: 13.06.2024

    REACH for Consumers

    … the supplier about substances of very high concern in his article. With the Federal Environment Agency’s app Scan4Chem this is very easy to do. Simply scan the barcode of the article and automatically send an inquiry to the responsible producer or importer. This … by purchasing durable products or simply by reducing buying and consumption. Such action would result in fewer resources consumed, fewer chemicals entered into the …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Artificial stream and pond system

    Hall and grounds with artificial guttering

    Artificial stream and pond system The artificial stream and pond system belongs to the Marienfelde UBA … system (“Fließ- und Stillgewässer-Simulationsanlage” – FSA) of the German Federal Environment Agency’s field station in Berlin-Marienfelde is one of the largest and … procedures for substances and mixtures (formulations). It also provides the Federal Environmental Ministry with scientific assistance in developing and consolidating …

  • Article from 07.09.2015 | Last changed: 07.09.2015

    REACH – What is it?

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … REACH – What is it? REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals … entered into force in 2007 and aims to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment. At the same time it ensures the free circulation of chemicals on the …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … Implementation of REACH – brief overview Registration The major task of producers and importers of chemicals is to evaluate these chemicals and register them with … with regard to properties of very high concern and for their risks to humans or the environment. Authorisation and Restriction With the exception of some chemicals … to an authorisation or restriction procedure. It may also determine further action is required in accordance with other existing legal instruments. The …

  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … Pharmaceuticals Drugs have many different entry pathways to the environment. Source: CC Vision last update on 16.12.2021 Since the mid-1980s … attention in the 1990s, public debate also focused on contraceptive hormones and the environmental impact of pharmaceutical residues. There was also concern that … and that contamination of drinking water was having a negative impact on human health. Scientists have in the meantime traced 414 different pharmaceutical residues …

  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … also contain biocides. Source: marcfotodesign / Fotolia.com Biocides are substances and products which are used to combat pests such as insects, mice and rats but also … to establish a legal framework for their wide range of applications. The Federal Environment Agency reviews whether these biocidal products and their active … risk assessment, because biocides are a potential hazard to the environment and the health of man and animals. What is the legal basis which regulates the authorisation …