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  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    Electrical and electronic waste End-of-life electrical and electronic devices are … Gerhard Kotschik / UBA Electrical and electronic waste contains recyclable metals and other materials; recycling them saves resources and protects the environment. But electrical and …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … million registered cars, which are replete with recyclable steel, copper, light metals, precious metals, glass, tires and plastic. But these vehicles also contain environmental

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the persistence assessment. last update on 10.08.2021 … data indicate the following processes: Transformation into biomass which also can represent necromass, that itself will re-enter the metabolic cycle … matter (NER type II) and thus should not be able to be mobilised again and can also be seen as a sink. On the other hand adsorption or physical entrapment of NER …

  • Article from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Waste statistics

    huge stacks of paper and two blue waste paper bins

    … Christian Maurer / Fotolia.com Reliable statistics compiled at regular intervals are an invaluable monitoring tool both in Germany and in the EU in general, in … of the environmental statistics that, by law, are to be gathered at regular intervals in Germany. Current data is issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) at 18 month intervals, at the end of each reporting year (a selection of such data is available via …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    Regional Environmental Management Plans Regional Environmental Management Plans … for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Others are in preparation. Negotiations are also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. … for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Others are in preparation. Negotiations are also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … on the deep seabed, from prospecting and exploration to the actual mining of minerals. last update on 19.05.2022 Drafting and adoption of the Mining Code resides with … state. Mining activities include prospecting, exploration and exploitation of minerals. With respect to prospecting and exploration, the ISA has issued corresponding regulations on three relevant types of minerals: Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules , amended …

  • Article from 10.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Flood warning

    Warning of Flooding.

    … system of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration ( Pegelonline ). Also, water levels are forecasted at relevant gauges by the Electronic Waterway Information System ( ELWIS ). The German Weather Service also publishes weather warnings. The warning app "NINA", managed by the Federal … system of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration ( Pegelonline ). Also, water levels are forecasted at relevant gauges by the Electronic Waterway …

  • 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

    … displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany Source: T. Kalettka When strong winds hit bare or only poorly covered soil, soil material is … stealthy loss of fertile soil. Neighboring sites and ecosystems can be affected. Also, for people dangerous situations are possible, for example due to impaired … In contrast, the fine, usually most fertile soil components (silt, clay minerals, humus and plant nutrients), can floatingly be transported over long distances. …

  • 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.

    … are exposed unprotected to the energy of water during heavy and prolonged rainfall. The water transports the soil irretrievably downhill. As a result, fertile soil … soil cover of around 30 percent or more already counteracts soil loss by water (see also UBA topic page " Erosion – any soil crumb counts"). Tillage: As tillage … Modellierung von Sedimenttransfers in die Oberflächengewässer zur Ableitung partikelgebundener Phosphoreinträge. In: KW - Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 14 (7), …

  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … Its focus areas cover e.g. techniques for measuring nitrogen oxides or heavy metals, integrated pollution-abatement systems for use in waste treatment, as well as … effects on the climate. However, some of thes pollutants –soot and ozone – are also classified as air pollutants. Both substances have an adverse impact on human … cardiovascular disease or even lung cancer. Ozone and other pollutants can also damage ecosystems and lead to a loss of biodiversity. Mitigation of short-lived …