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  • Article from 02.09.2013 | Last changed: 25.03.2014

    Environmental product declarations for construction products

    … information about products and their use. They help to choose materials for building and provide a basis for the documentation of the building materials used in … the product life cycle, in particular the impact of its use on indoor air, soil and groundwater, the outdoor environment, and drinking water if applicable) … It also determines what tests must be submitted. The product group panel is open to all interested parties. Stage II: Producers or producer groups make …

  • Article from 06.03.2013 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings

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    Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings The Blue Angel is the world’s first … of indoor air. Indoor air has many potential sources of pollutant emissions. Building products and furnishings also have a great impact on quality of indoor air. …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    … in German language . Umweltindikatoren Filter by topic Chemicals Climate Energy Air Land, soil, terrestrial ecosystems Water Health and environment Resource … Hot days © German Environment Agency based on AGEE-Stat Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by renewable energies © Met Office Hadley Centre Global surface temperature … electricity consumption © Working Group on Energy Balances Energy consumption for buildings © Working Group on Energy Balances Combined heat and power (CHP) © German …

  • Article from 05.04.2022 | Last changed: 13.01.2023

    Legal Basis

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  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … environmental media and substances (pollution control law, water law, soil protection law, waste law, chemicals law) make up the core of environmental … into the law governing specific sectors (for example, energy, agriculture, mining, building or planning) which does not have environmental protection as its original regulatory purpose. The UBA …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals

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    … administrations’ direct climate footprint. Besides administrations’ credibility and function as role model, it is also about the purchasing power of the public sector … administrations’ direct climate footprint. Besides administrations’ credibility and function as role model, it is also about the purchasing power of the public sector …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … to the environment are labelled as shown Source: Quelle: Markus Marb / Fotolia.com Download image (237.36 kB) Avoid biocides as far as possible Source: Quelle: Gerhard Seybert / Fotolia.com … during production is given a special shape, surface or design which determines ist function to a greater degree than does ist chemical composition“. REACH considers a …

  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … aims to reduce food availability in parks, playgrounds and sewers, so that rats do not even start to settle in the city. As a consequence, less rat poison has to be … birdseed in the park, overflowing trash cans, and food leftovers being flushed down the toilet into the sewer are the most typical sources of food for rats and … public relations Next Previous caption Associated content Links Pest control and building protection in municipalities (German) Rodenticides (German) Biocide Portal …

  • Article from 05.04.2016 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Landfill

    Leafy landfill, fenced

    … usually by extracting energy from it. Filled landfill sections are covered so as to avoid methane emissions, keep precipitation out of the landfill and minimize … of untenable landfill sites substantially reduced environmental loads on the soil, groundwater, and atmosphere and worked to the benefit of human health and the …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

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    … make for an ideal organic fertilizer for agricultural purposes, and also promote soil humus content stabilization or improvement. However, to achieve this it is … container (bio bin) at their disposal, while the remaining 54 percent cannot or do not wish to collect organic waste separately. Expanding Germany’s organic waste … input; monitoring; limits on the allowable amounts of compost/digestate used on soil. In the interest of facilitating quality assessments of compost produced at …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

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    … in compiling the necessary data and findings, thus providing risk managers with essential information for decision-making processes. Another priority objective is … development of a sustainable and long-term human-biomonitoring-system in Europe, building on HBM4EU. Furthermore, based on new concepts and data on exposure, the … of 50 percent. The 27 EU member states, as well as the United Kingdom and Switzerland, are involved in the partnership with varying levels of funding, whereby …