… Data for health-related exposure assessment Exposure assessment calculates the health impact of harmful substances. Source: K.-T. Trampe-Hauff / Umweltbundesamt last update on 06.11.2014 The German Exposure Factors Database – RefXP The Federal Environment Agency provides extensive current data facilitating …

… in building products Some substances in building materials may be harmful to the environment and health. Source: Udo Kroener / Fotolia.com Building products … a great many substances that are released into indoor air, soil, or groundwater. They include organic or inorganic substances which may harm the environment or human health. last update on 02.08.2022 Volatile organic …

… Health-related exposure assessment Exposure - pathes of environmental impact Source: Umweltbundesamt People are exposed to a wide … range of environmental influences, such as noise or pollutants in air and water. These stressors may cause acute or chronic health effects. last update on 19.03.2018 … or physical influences. This contact can occur via mouth (e. g. by food), the respiratory system or skin. These routes of entry from the environment into the …

… Indoor air hygiene The indoor air quality influences our health. Source: Bernd Kreuscher / UBA People in developed countries spend the majority of their lives indoors, on average about two thirds in their home. … concerning indoor pollution – Do we need a “TA Innenraum”? ). Associated content Documents Options for legal regulations concerning indoor pollution – Do we need a …

… play, leisure and recreation Source: Tempelhof Projekt GmbH www.thf-berlin.de The health burden caused by environmental problems is often especially high in socially disadvantaged urban neighborhoods. A research project carried out by the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) has explored how municipalities can be … UMID 02/2014: Schwerpunkt Umwelt und Gesundheit in Stadtentwicklung und -planung Documents Difu: Fachtagung "Umweltgerechtigkeit" (2012) (595.62 kB) Related contents …

… Nanomaterial Nanoparticles can spread in the air across borders and also adhere to aerosols. Source: picsfive / Fotolia.com last update on 07.11.2017 Little is known about the risks Nanotechnology deals with the production and application of processes and … und bodenbezogenen Anwendung von mineralischen Abfällen Developing a Guidance Document for the testing of dissolution and dispersion stability of nanomaterials, …

… Source: apops / Fotolia.com last update on 22.12.2025 We hereby inform about the supervision of transboundary waste shipment, as required by Article 51 of the European Waste Shipment Regulation. The control of shipments of waste is … IMPEL. (Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project (SWEAP)). Associated content Documents Inspection plans for waste shipment in Germany (62.53 kB) Illegal waste …

… Flood prevention The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve Source: … 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 …

… Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Floods are natural … Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 2021. UBA 2021: Bodenversiegelung in Deutschland … Floods - how they form and how we influence them …