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  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … and/or human health. Soil can be polluted by natural substances such as the minerals contained in the rock from which soil is formed that are released due to … pollutants from factories, mining, transportation and households. Pollutants are also deposited in the soil as the result of agricultural fertilizer and pesticide … Soil-relevant pollutant groups Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (543.41 kB) PDF-Datei (Download) (543.41 kB) Next Previous Associated content Publications …

  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance Rats are among the health pests. Source: Heiko Kiera / Fotolia.com Various animals may serve as hosts for infectious agents and can transmit diseases to other … Traps Chemikalien gegen Schädlinge – Verstehen, Erkennen, Vermeiden Documents UMID-Artikel Bettwanzen (1.29 MB) UMID Control of Health Pest Organisms IfSG §18 (230.18 …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … Good to know about nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller … last update on 20.05.2022 Definition of nanomaterial What actually are nanomaterials? To clarify this question, the EU Commission first published a recommendation on …

  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    … Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values Materials used for … Many European Research projects show that the development of low-emission materials and building products is the most effective measure to improve indoor air …

  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … Environmental management at UBA UBA was the first federal authority to receive the … whereby it is constantly charting new territory in sustainable construction. UBA also seeks to raise awareness of sustainable environmental behaviour among its … strict climate and resource protection requirements, e.g. with regard to the materials used (recycled concrete, renewable raw materials, low pollution, etc.) and the …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines last update on 20.11.2025 Introduction Pursuant … – UBA ) has been tasked with stipulating mandatory evaluation criteria for materials and substances that come into contact with drinking water. Previously, UBA has … for the abstraction, treatment and distribution of drinking water only materials that fulfill the requirements of these evaluation criteria must be used. …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … products and beverages). Municipal waste water contains pathogens and nutrients, metals and chemical pollutants. If these are not removed sufficiently thoroughly from the waste water, risks to human health, soil, groundwater, plants and animals result.  The three-stage waste water treatment process that is now standard … reduction of nutrients, which is why poorly degradable pollutants (e.g. heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other organic micro-pollutants) are …

  • Article from 27.03.2023 | Last changed: 27.03.2023

    National Water Strategy

    … National Water Strategy last update on 27.03.2023 On 15 th March, 2023, the National … water regime for the long term – prevent water scarcity and conflicting goals Ensure that land use in rural and urban areas is compatible with water bodies … water regime for the long term – prevent water scarcity and conflicting goals Ensure that land use in rural and urban areas is compatible with water bodies …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … for humans and the environment and can have a global impact. They should therefore also be regulated globally. last update on 09.10.2025 What is geoengineering? … activities, or the use of bioenergy combined with carbon capture and storage, also known as BECCS. An example of an offshore approach is ocean fertilisation, … bloom and thereby captures greater amounts of CO 2 . Other approaches apply chemicals and intensive energy to imitate these natural processes, for example through …

  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … Environmental Compliance Assurance Monitoring of the environment is one of the … Action Plan for Environmental Compliance Assurance in early 2018. The Commission also supports the European networks of enforcement authorities ( IMPEL, European … forum of judges for the environment EUFJE). The German Environment Agency has also actively supported the work done by IMPEL since it was founded in 1992. IMPEL …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … Chemicals The group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the … data supplied by LAWA - 2018 Download image (441.42 kB) concentration_pah_2016_2018.pdf (59.65 kB) Evaluation of the Biota-EQS and MAC-EQS of PAH in 2016-2018 (LAWA …