Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Search

Help

7537 - 7548 of 7776
  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 30.07.2019

    Drinking water

    … Constant water intake is key to our health, as our bodies lose water throughout the day and night. An adult should normally drink an average of two liters of water … from groundwater and well water, 13 percent from reservoirs and river water, and the remaining 17 percent originates from surface water, but is virtually the same as … Associated content Links Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water Documents Hygiene-related assessment of "non-relevant" metabolites (as defined in …

  • Article from 28.03.2014 | Last changed: 28.03.2014

    Toxic substances in products

    two little boys are playing with plastic toys on the floor

    … notebooks or rubber boots: toxic substances can be found in almost everything. The purpose of environmental and health protection is to steadily reduce the number of toxic substances in products as well as their release from products. … substances in products? Where and how is data on hazardous substances in products documented? Where can one find products that are low-pollutant and low in …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … loss An earthworm in its natural habitat. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt The world’s soils are neither barren nor dead, for they constitute the habitats of one trillion times more … Commission 2006) refers to the loss of soil biodiversity as a soil hazard. But the document also states that further research is needed in this sphere, via projects in …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Benzene

    Zapfsäule einer Tankstelle mit drei Benzinzapfhähnen

    … emission source. This problem was solved by gas displacement techniques. Nevertheless, road traffic is the main emission source for benzene which is content of the car exhausts.   Health … tabulations from 2000 onwards can be found (station-by-station). Associated content Documents Informationsblatt Benzol (65.90 kB) Information on benzene (65.41 kB) …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt … Land cover is a key indicator of anthropogenic environmental pollution. The EU’s CORINE Land Cover (CLC, Coordination of Information on the Environment) … campaign, in reference year 2000 (CLC2000), the situation in that year was documented, along with (for the first time) land cover and land use changes relative …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 11.08.2020

    Environmental Specimen Bank

    photo of a women working in the Environmental specimen bank

    … Environmental Specimen Bank Environmental Specimen Bank: Ice cold in the name of protection of the environment and health Source: Umweltbundesamt The Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) serves to investigate, document and archive environmental and human exposure to pollutants in Germany at a …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … Soil compaction Farm machinery tends to compact the soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Farm vehicles exert pressure on the soil that varies according to equipment weight. If the weight generated underneath the tires exceeds ground stability, the soil …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … Useful information for environmental associations seeking recognition according to the Environmental Appeals Act (UmwRG) last update on 29.11.2022 The German … 2 No. 1-5 UmwRG , the competent authority at UBA needs informative data and documentation from the applicant association. Documentation is reviewed and … for tax due on the grounds of promotion of public-benefit purposes) or documents which give evidence of its non-profit nature and advancement of the public …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … last update on 15.06.2017 Requirements for associations To make use of the special NGO litigation rights pursuant to Article 2 of the Environmental Appeals Act (UmwRG) environmental associations must be recognized … Umweltvereinigungen" Tagung "Der Rechtsschutz im Umweltrecht in der Praxis" Documents Liste anerkannter Umwelt- und Naturschutzvereinigungen (415.65 kB) …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act The Environmental Appeals Act grants associations special rights to ensure … Tagung "Der Rechtsschutz im Umweltrecht in der Praxis" Documents Liste anerkannter Umwelt- und Naturschutzvereinigungen (415.65 kB) …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations

    Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations

    … Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations … to art. 3 Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz, UmwRG) and thereby acquire special participation and litigation rights. The German Environment … complaint Workshop "Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs" Documents Liste anerkannter Umwelt- und Naturschutzvereinigungen (415.65 kB) Related …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … Mining law The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law Source: … is dependent on a secure supply of raw materials. Manufacturing industry and the energy sector in particular require immense amounts of such materials. It is for … available domestically. last update on 09.03.2021 Development and challenges from the perspective of environmental protection and resource conservation In 1982 the