… alone leaked 2,400 tonnes of the greenhouse gas R134a, or 3.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents – the amount of CO2 that 1.6 million passenger cars emit with their exhaust per year. Directive … 2009 the Federal Environment Agency commissioned the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) to test the ignition behaviour of the refrigerant …

… Whale monitoring in the Antarctic Once hunted intensively but now the target of … Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (AUG). The project is also developing an neu system to detect the presence of whales. The system is aimed … kilometres and 2,800 vessel kilometres. Fight surveys made 264 sightings of 724 animals; vessel surveys resulted in 105 sightings of 199 animals. A total of 14 …

… telegram: environment+health title telegram environment + health Source: Kerstin … projects and we reported on meetings. The telegram  was released at irregular intervals and   published by the Department of Environmental Hygiene of the German Environment Agency . As from 2015 issues are also available in English. Previous issues can be found on our German website . …

… WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management WHO CC Air Quality Management … Erwachsenen mit allergischer Rhinitis durch Pollen im Stadtgebiet von Berlin Regionalspezifisches Vorhersagesystem für das Vorkommen gesundheitsgefährdender Nagetiere als Anpassung an den Klimawandel Allergische Sensibilisierung gegen Pflanzen mit …

… is no real explanation for this.  It is most certainly due in part to some individuals’ general discomfort about “air conditioning” and a preference for “traditional” … biocide and pharmaceutical exposure Effective and socially acceptable design of CO2 pricing in the building and transport sectors Assessing the bioavailability of … is no real explanation for this.  It is most certainly due in part to some individuals’ general discomfort about “air conditioning” and a preference for “traditional” …

… them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Floods are natural events, they form on a regular basis and are an integral part of the water cycle. … run off at the soil surface. Soil type, degree of soil compaction, and vegetation also determine how much water can percolate into the soil per unit of time. Steep … are available today. This hampers the retention of water. River courses have also been shortened. As a result, the flow velocity of rivers has increased. The …