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  • Newsletter from 11.06.2020 | Last changed: 11.06.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2020

    … project "Monitoring international resource policy", which was carried out between 2016 and 2019 under the direction of the ifeu - Institute for Energy and …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2019 | Last changed: 15.02.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2019

    … million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2017 – 4.4 million tonnes (0.5%) less than in 2016, and 27.5% less than in 1990. These are the results of inventory calculations …

  • Article from 22.10.2020 | Last changed: 22.10.2020

    Environmental risk assessment of antifouling products in Germany

    … craft in Germany. Daehne et al. (2017) and Feibicke et al. (2018) estimated that in 2016 around 19% of the total copper loads in German surface waters came from … craft in Germany. Daehne et al. (2017) and Feibicke et al. (2018) estimated that in 2016 around 19% of the total copper loads in German surface waters came from …

  • Article from 04.03.2024 | Last changed: 04.03.2024

    Pollutant emissions into surface waters

    Picture from river in Germany

    … US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)) into surface waters in Germany (2003 to 2016); shown as 5-year moving averages Source: UBA Download image (108.82 kB) Figure … (here sum of the 16 EPA PAHs) into surface waters in Germany (average value 2012 to 2016) Source: UBA Download image (5.45 MB) Next Previous Associated content Links …

  • Article from 27.08.2025 | Last changed: 27.08.2025

    Nitrogen

    A tractor spreading fertilizer on a field

    … monitoring network have only fallen slightly in the last two reporting periods (2016-2019 and 2020-2022). This means that the “good status” of groundwater in … Directive and filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in October 2016. In June 2018, the ECJ ruled that Germany had violated its obligations to … monitoring network have only fallen slightly in the last two reporting periods (2016-2019 and 2020-2022). This means that the “good status” of groundwater in …

  • Article from 29.04.2016 | Last changed: 29.04.2016

    Flame retardants in products

    a burning laptop

    … They are widespread traceable in indoor spaces and nature. last update on 29.04.2016 Flame retardants cover a lot of different organic and inorganic chemicals. …

  • Article from 31.01.2019 | Last changed: 29.05.2024

    Nitrous oxide and methane

    Cows standing on a green meadow. The sky is blue, only some clouds are visible.

    … the greenhouse gases nitrous oxide and methane, as the statistics clearly show: in 2016 59 per cent of all methane emissions and 80 per cent of all nitrous oxide … the nutrient content of organic fertilizers. In its Sustainability Strategy in 2002, the German government set itself the goal of reducing nitrogen surplus by 3 years to 80 kilograms (kg) per hectare per year by 2010 (Federal Government 2002). This goal was clearly missed. In the update of the Strategy 2016, a new …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Fertilizer

    Großaufnahme eines Traktors, der auf einem Feld Gülle ausfährt

    … EU Commission filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in October 2016. In June 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against Germany in … EU Commission filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in October 2016. In June 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against Germany in … EU Commission filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in October 2016. In June 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against Germany in …

  • Article from 29.01.2019 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Ecological impact of farming

    Tractor with tow tube

    … farmland (1 per cent) is used for permaculture and other agricultural purposes. In 2016, nearly 60 per cent of Germany’s farmland was being used to grow fodder for … and retailing and is a lynchpin of rural development and land conservation. In 2016, Germany’s farmers registered revenues amounting to €52,5 billion, producing … enough food for four people. By 1950 this figure had increased to 10, and by 2016 the figure was 135 persons. This evolution was attributable to (a) the …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … Reuse into Water Planning and Management in the context of the WFD” (published 2016) and a legislative proposal  on common minimum requirements for water reuse for … (see „ Trockenheit in Deutschland – Fragen und Antworten “/ only in German). 2016 UBA has published a study on framework conditions for an environmentally … Reuse into Water Planning and Management in the context of the WFD” (published 2016) and a legislative proposal  on common minimum requirements for water reuse for …

  • Article from 18.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    EU Regulation on Minimum Requirements for Water Reuse

    … ( 91/676/EWG ) as well as the legislation related to food safety (EC) No 178/2002 , (EC) No 852/2004 , (EC) No 2073/2005  and (EC) No 1881/2006 . The EU … to comment on the JRC draft reports. In response to draft 3.2, December 2016, we published Recommendations for deriving EU minimum quality requirements for … ( 91/676/EWG ) as well as the legislation related to food safety (EC) No 178/2002 , (EC) No 852/2004 , (EC) No 2073/2005  and (EC) No 1881/2006 . The EU …