… and without fluorocarbon. Source: Bernard Bailly / Fotolia.com According to the VDMA, around 36,500 centralized refrigeration systems and over 540,000 plug-in … units were installed in German supermarkets, discounter, hypermarkets and other food retail stores in 2017. Fluorinated refrigerants are still the most common … systems and centralized refrigeration systems on the market. Associated content Links Blue Angel: Climate-Friendly Grocery Stores Energy labelling and …

… Persistent fluorinated greenhouse gases Due to the stability of SF6, the concentration in the atmosphere is continuously increasing. Source: AGAGE last … and current developments can also be found on our PFC portal. Associated content Links Atmospheric monitoring and inverse modelling (JRC Report) Trends in …

… Emissions and degradation products Sun and clouds over the Indian Ocean Source: NASA Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases, i.e. partially … blowing agents in certain foam products, and insulating gas in switchgears. Some of these substances have an extremely high Global Warming Potential. last update on … the persistent and very mobile trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) can be formed. Associated content Links UNFCCC inventory submissions Tags propellant F-gases perfluorinated …

… Source: CC Vision Substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) which deplete the ozone layer have long been subject to an international phase-down on their … exceeding one to ten relative to hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). Associated content Links EU Commission about F-gases EU Commission about ODS Montreal Protocol … Warming Potential (GWP) of certain substances and mixtures (341.92 kB) Related contents Indikator: Anteil Erneuerbare am Bruttostromverbrauch Indikator: Heiße Tage …

… all process steps – i.e. abstraction, treatment and distribution – are working as they should. This requires proper management during planning, construction and … benefits as well as enabling prerequisites and boundary conditions. Associated content Links DVGW (2012): W 1002 DVGW (2008): W 1001 WHO (2014): Water safety plan: … of potential hazardous events and their causes, April 2021 (2.09 MB) Related contents Anerkennung und Harmonisierung – 4MS-Initiative Bewertungsgrundlagen und …

… management is needed to deal with floods. Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Managing the hazards and risks posed by floods includes precautionary measures, preparation … a latitude in interpretation. Thus, federal states can also standardise certain contents through laws and ordinances in order to enforce the law. In the field of …

… Formaldehyde Wood-based materials are one of the main sources of formaldehyde in indoor air. Source: Pixelot / Fotolia.com … Ordinance also stipulates that detergents, cleaning and care products with a mass content of more than 0.2% formaldehyde may not be placed on the market (exception: … zu Formaldehyd Website "Blauer Engel" Chemikalien-Verbotsverordnung (PDF) Related contents Innenraumluft Bauprodukte Related publications Gesund und umweltfreundlich …

… projects on nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com The German Federal … to know Dana 2.0 EU NanoSafety Cluster ProSafe results Repository Prosafe Final Conference Report Final reports of research and development projects Research … Wirkmechanismen und Kanzerogenität 2013 2012 2010 2008 2007 2006 Related contents Neuartige Materialien Wissenswertes über Nanomaterialien Nanotechnik …

… Nanotechnology Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com Nanotechnology … of structures and materials on a nanometre scale. Nanotechnology deals with the production and application of processes and materials composed of structurally … recommendations for best practise aimed at reducing or eliminating risk. Associated content Links UBA webpage: Health: Nanomaterial UBA webpage: Economics: …