… a hazardous incident German-Polish emergency drill exercise on the Odra river in Brandenburg. Source: Gerhard Winkelmann-Oei / UBA UBA is engaged in transboundary efforts to improve the protection of man and the environment, for example in the case of fires at industrial facilities or … by a UNECE Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents. The draft guidance document by the UNECE represents a first attempt to establish minimum technical …

… on sewage sludge management A challenge in waste water treatment: ecologically safe and economic sewage sludge disposal Source: hxdyl / Fotolia.com Two English-language … facilities in decision-making on investments and in matters of organisation. The documents were drawn up as a follow-up to an UBA advisory assistance project. Their …

… awarded by Matthes & Seitz Berlin in cooperation with the German Environment Agency and the Art and Nature Foundation. The award includes prize money of EUR 10,000 and … The following materials must be included with the submission:  A. Anonymised documents (one PDF file): either: a prose text (short story, opening of a novel) of …

… Environmental & climate protection for crisis-proof value chains Production and consumption in Germany are dependent on functional global supply chains. Source: … Environment (Naomi Sugo),  The role which the environment plays in existing OECD documents (Louis Marechal, OECD),  How Covid-19 can adversely affect national …

… is involved as a project partner. ZeroPM will develop political, technological and market-based tools that aim to reduce the use and emissions of persistent and … levels. Through the analysis of legal texts, strategy papers and other political documents, as well as sectoral and environmental policy guidelines, position papers, …

… for an Action Programme Come join us for a discussion on how to green the economy and make the Alps an even better place to live and work. Diskutieren Sie mit uns, wie der Übergang zu einer grünen Wirtschaft … You can find the executive summary of the RSA 6  here . Download Conference Documentation Greening the Economy in the Alpine Region Greening the Economy in the …

… / Fotolia.com The OECD Test Guideline No. 318 features the very first standardized test method particular for nanomaterials adopted by OECD. It is one … of standardized, international harmonized and accepted test methods and guidance documents used to characterize chemicals and to investigate their potentially …

… size of nanomaterials Nanomaterials are materials that have a size between 1 and 100 nanometres in at least one dimension. Source: xrender / fotolia On 30th June … of standardised, internationally harmonised and accepted test methods and guidance documents used to characterise chemicals and to study their effects on humans and …

… for Water Reuse The reuse of water is associated with risks to the environment and human health. Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA The EU Commission is seeking to … EU wide minimum quality requirements for water reuse for agricultural irrigation and groundwater recharge by the end of 2017. As the current draft falls short to set … opposes the idea of a binding EU regulation – instead we see a non-binding guidance document to be more suitable that complements the existing EU legislation.  …

… Rotor blade recycling from A to Z Survey study presents available and environmentally friendly techniques Wind turbines in a field. Source: pedrosala / Fotolia.com Wind turbine rotor blades are made of fibre composites and have been disposed of in very different ways up to now. The German Environment … For the future, the German Environment Agency recommends technical standards that document the condition of rotor blades for the subsequent dismantling and recycling …

… release by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, German Environment Agency, and International Design Center Berlin German Ecodesign Award 2023: Federal … [dot] de bundespreis-ecodesign.de Associated content Links Award application documents Criteria Jury 2023 Promotional film All press releases Tags German …