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  • Article from 13.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Prescribing drugs: Environmental aspects

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    Prescribing drugs: Environmental aspects Patient education Source: sebra / Adobe … prescribing practices, doctors can actively help reduce the entry of pharmaceuticals into the environment while ensuring high-quality patient care. last update on … in medical practice. A key area of action is preventing the entry of pharmaceuticals into the environment, as their residues are increasingly detected across all …

  • Article from 12.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmentally conscious disposal of leftover drugs

    Photo: Hand throws pills into toilet overlaid with prohibition symbol

    Environmentally conscious disposal of leftover drugs Do NOT dispose of leftover … sink to protect water bodies and drinking water. With proper disposal, pharmaceuticals are destroyed through waste incineration and no longer pose a threat to the … one rule applies everywhere: NEVER dispose of drugs via the toilet or sink! This also applies to liquid medicines such as cough syrup or eye drops, which should …

  • Article from 20.01.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Entry, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environm

    Photo of digestion towers reflected in the secondary clarifier of a wastewater treatment plant

    Entry, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environm Wastewater … diseases (7%) Regulation of the hormonal system (6%) Diabetes (5 %) Pharmaceuticals are continuously entering the environment Human pharmaceuticals are excreted by …

  • Article from 11.10.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    EU Regulation concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases

    … registration in the F-Gas Portal . The Federal Government revised the Chemicals – Climate Protection Ordinance ( ChemKlimaschutzV ) in 2014 and adopted penalty … 2015, companies that have placed HFCs on the market in quantities of 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more per calendar year have required a quota. With the entry into … 2015, companies that have placed HFCs on the market in quantities of 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more per calendar year have required a quota. With the entry into …

  • Article from 09.07.2018 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    News

    yellow-flowered swimming sheet plant in a body of water

    … control from the injection sequence test Source: UBA last update on 09.07.2018 Actual projects Project Partner of EU AQUACOSM-plus Project (Network of mesocosm … AQUACOSM-plus project MyrioRisk: Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole with herbicidal mode of action on sediment-rooted macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum (M. Antony, … project FungERA: Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole on sporulation of fungal communities in stream lake mesocosms (S. Panico, University of Naples "Federico …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter

    UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … challenges "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter 3/2025 2/2025 Focus topic: Heat pumps also work in existing buildings Further topics, among others: - Germany on track for … - Resolute environmental protection will save society many billions of euros - CO2 pricing for emissions in heating and transport sectors - Many companies … a problem - Employment numbers in environmental protection sector rising steadily - CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity in further decline in 2019 - Member …

  • 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 20.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Ecology of data: we should use the coronavirus crisis as ...

    … managed on the “edge”, i.e. locally. Last but not least, decentralised systems are also more resilient systems. Intelligent, digital systems are excellently suited to … their software algorithms, not only in terms of cost, but also in terms of CO2 emissions? Or: machines from Germany account for a significant share of the world market. How could the CO2 footprint of these machines be reduced if an intelligent equipping of the …

  • Article from 20.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Coronavirus/climate/innovation: why we have to save tomorrow's

    … guide healthy businesses through these difficult times. These rescue measures also fulfil an important role in terms of the climate crisis: they ensure we have … should be used to transform our energy systems, for recycling management, and for CO2-neutral production processes. To achieve this, we require innovative … should be used to transform our energy systems, for recycling management, and for CO2-neutral production processes. To achieve this, we require innovative …

  • 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 07.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Changing direction rather than ramping things up

    … however? It would make sense for such a fund to be given revenue from taxes on CO2, estate taxes and income from emissions trading, and to channel the income from … over the medium term. We await this change of direction with impatience, but also with hope. Link: … however? It would make sense for such a fund to be given revenue from taxes on CO2, estate taxes and income from emissions trading, and to channel the income from …

  • 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 …