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  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … of the German cement industry (VDZ) and the Institute of Building Materials Research at the RWTH Aachen University conducted validation tests for the new … or ratio of eluent volume to surface area of test specimen) affect results. Also constancy of results in multiple analysis was surveyed. The study confirmed … varying test conditions Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: diagram and legend as PDF file (188.16 kB) Reliable information on emissions of hazardous substances now …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

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    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials Wood products can produce … of harmful substances Source: sebka / Fotolia.com Wood and wood-based materials are environmentally friendly and sustainable, provided the wood is sourced and …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … to the use of natural resources. This project analyses the consumption of raw materials and greenhouse gases and develops a framework for action for a … to our well-being. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, as we also use natural resources and raw materials in our free time. These are not available in unlimited quantities and their use …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Getting through the crisis: with the right goals in mind

    Getting through the crisis: with the right goals in mind Once again, the world finds … life and death. Points of weakness become evident, in the health care system, but also .. last update on 22.04.2020 Getting through the crisis: with the right goals

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 22.05.2024

    SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms

    … organisms are valid for those organisms posing a potential threat for humans, animals or materials. They pick up the idea of the concept of Integrated Pest Management … ENV/CBC/MONO(2023)23, https://one.oecd.org/document/ENV/CBC/MONO(2023)23/en/pdf   Tags chemicals biocidal product … In December 2023, OECD published ten general …

  • Article from 22.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages The corona pandemic … insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages with long-term nature conservation goals Blogpost by Dr. Jasper Meya   The corona pandemic reminds us how vulnerable …

  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … of CO 2 in the atmosphere would remain the same or continue to rise. This also explains the greatest danger posed by SRM, the so-called termination shock. If … would skyrocket, which could make it difficult or even impossible for humans, animals and plants to adapt. SRM would therefore have to be maintained either … strong influence on global precipitation patterns, especially the monsoon, and thus also on food security. It is also important to bear in mind that the cooling …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil

    The picture shows a seedling emerging from moist, dark soil.

    … as well as the chemical solution equilibria. The decomposition of organic matter also accelerates because soil organisms are more active as a result. Furthermore, … Subsequently, values of 5 °C and more in the soil gradually begin to be reached also in a north-easterly direction. A prerequisite for temperature-driven processes … and strongly. Soils covered with vegetation warm up with some delay, and they also cool off with delay. The fact that soil temperatures rise in line with climate …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … as a result of increased drought periods in spring and summer. This development also increases the risk of wind erosion. On the predominantly sandy soils in … Berlin, 4090, 21. pp. https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1525847/document.pdf . 99 - Winterrath T., Brendel C., Hafer M., Junghänel T., Klameth A., Lengfeld …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

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    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way German Bundestag: Social … studies show that poorer people often live in a more polluted environment and are also more frequently affected by climate change impacts, such as ⁠ heat stress ⁠. … environmental policy has a clear economic benefit. On the other hand, this also means that poorer population groups can benefit to an above-average extent from …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.03.2024

    International Chemicals Management

    International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide

    International Chemicals Management International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals

  • Article from 12.03.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Substances hazardous to waters

    … mixtures according to Appendix 2 Number 3 ( Formblatt 3: feste nwg Gemische ) can also be downloaded from the documents. As WGK classification is a national … draft of the AwSV from 2015 is available on the European Comission website and may also be downloaded from our documents list (AwSV (English draft 2015)). For the time … of Harmful Organisms AskREACH Internationales Chemikalienmanagement Tags chemicals classification water pollutant Ordinance on Installations for the Handling of …