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  • Article from 11.01.2019 | Last changed: 11.01.2019

    Climate change and health

    That's good against heat: a cooling water bag

    Climate change and health That's good against heat: a cooling water bag Source: … impact on health. They are especially hazardous to the health of infants, toddlers and the elderly in need of care. It is assumed that storms, hurricane and floods … Diseases Heat Action Plans to protect human health Publications UMID 03/2009: Climate Change and Health Evaluation of Information Systems Relevant to Climate …

  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Epigenetics and Environmental Influences

    DNA stylised

    Epigenetics and Environmental Influences DNA Source: nobeastsofierce / Fotolia.com … explains the influence of environmental factors on the properties of cells and gene expression. Extensive research in this field would do a great deal to … epigenetics, Prospective studies, and Basic research in the field of epigenetics. … Epigenetics and Environmental Influences

  • Article from 12.06.2015 | Last changed: 12.06.2015

    Products

    Shopping Mall

    … amongst the labyrinth of choices. Ecolabels should provide guidance and orientation. The UBA is committed to promote a wider use of environmentally friendly products and their success on the market. last update on 12.06.2015 Products can cause both health and environmental problems throughout their lifecycle. Product manufacturing …

  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … of the authorities of the federal states regarding inspections of facilities and companies § 11(2) Obligation of the authorities of the federal states on spot checks of waste shipments; Participation of customs and the Federal Agency for Traffic of Goods (Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität … IMPEL. (Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project (SWEAP)). Associated content Documents Inspection plans for waste shipment in Germany (62.53 kB) Illegal waste …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … As an elementary basis of life, water is initially open to all types of use and no one should be excluded from access to the medium of water through ownership … Advocate General at the ECJ, which was even clearer than the ECJ judgment. Guidance Documents on the WFD Fundamental coordinating activities on European and national …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve Source: Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe – Brandenburg; © Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 … floodplains free of certain uses (details on this can be found in the guidance documents of the federal states, such as the guidance documents on flood protection …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau … Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Floods are natural events, they form on a regular basis and are an integral part of the water cycle. The occurrence of floods depends on the … Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 2021. UBA 2021: Bodenversiegelung in DeutschlandFloods - how they form and how we influence them

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment In Germany there are EU-wide environmental quality standards and … Umweltbundeesamt Downloads: download Excel file (229.30 kB) Associated content Documents Environmental quality standards to chemical status (138.48 kB) Amendments …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    Ozone and open air sport events Ground-level ozone can have a negative impact on … in open-air sport events when ozone levels are high. last update on 19.09.2018 Ozone and open air sport events Due to weather conditions open air sport events normally …

  • Article from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

    Checklists for preventing water pollution from installations

    … last update on 24.06.2015 Based on recommendations by international river basin and water body commissions, a checklist concept was developed as a tool to efficiently evaluate the condition of installations handling substances and preparations hazardous to water. It comprises an overview of potential fields of …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust During a holi-festival the participants throw … with Hindu roots, signifying the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and the end of winter. The festival where people throw brightly coloured powders at …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    Monitoring and assessment The federal and state governments regularly collect data on the North … routine data collection, the state of the marine environment can be comprehensively documented in order to counteract negative developments. Monitoring methods Ships … agreed monitoring sites are categorised into concentration classes with the aim of documenting the success of measures to reduce nitrate inputs into water bodies …