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  • Article from 10.05.2023 | Last changed: 10.05.2023

    Environmental administrative offences and environmental crime

    A hammer in a court

    … required. Such provisions constituting administrative offences can also be found in other environmental legislation (e.g. section 26 Federal Soil Protection Act … 2008/99/EC ). Environmental criminal offences are defined in sections 324 et seqq. under Chapter 29 ('Offences against environment') of the German Criminal Code ( StGB … for example, for prosecuting and sanctioning some administrative offences under Section 45 of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act and Section 29 of …

  • Article from 19.08.2019 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Air quality maps: Background information

    Air quality maps: Background information How are the German Environment Agency's … Current Air pollution maps The air quality maps are based on measurement data of around 400 stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency networks. …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.11.2025

    Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo)

    Die Silhouette einer Ratte vor grünem Hintergrund

    … was presented in a second EU workshop and published on this website, besides background information on the European workshops and the follow-up activities. last update … in different countries. In Europe, rodenticides are subject to authorization under the Biocidal Products Regulation 528/2012 (BPR) and need to undergo a risk assessment prior to their making available on the market. Due to …

  • Article from 20.02.2020 | Last changed: 27.02.2020

    LIFE APEX – Apex predators and prey support chemical regulations

    Analysed apex predator and prey species in LIFE APEX

    … more cost-effective use of chemical monitoring data from the large, valuable but under-used resources from biota samples in Europe's Environmental Specimen Banks, … monitoring as they are at the top of food webs and thereby are important for the understanding of exposures to the wider environment as well as to humans. Together … 2,400 contaminants (e.g. pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides, perfluorinated compounds, industrial chemicals) will be analysed by wide-scope target analysis. …

  • Article from 30.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    News

    News

    … workplan item 1.3.9 for the Convention. The UNECE Secretariat applied for funding from the Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Program, which is administered by the German UBA. The funds were approved, and the project officially started in April 2024. UBA takes on a … assumed. The ecosystems studied have been visualized to make them easier to understand. Two maps show the distribution of natural and semi-natural ecosystems on …

  • Article from 26.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    FAQ formaldehyde regulations for wood-based materials & furniture

    … should be contacted in the event of doubt. 1. What is formaldehyde, and why is it found in wood-based materials and furniture? Formaldehyde is a harmful substance that … falls within its scope. In addition, all mandates concerning formaldehyde issued under EU construction products legislation from 2005 onwards contain a reference to … value when the methods referred to in the announcement (BAnz AT 26.11.2018 B2) under "Valid until 31 December 2019” are applied. 7. What changes have taken place …

  • Article from 18.08.2022 | Last changed: 18.08.2022

    RESCUE: Main results

    … beyond this. GreenEe1 achieves 60 percent and GreenEe2, GreenMe and GreenLife are found at 61 to 63 percent GHG reductions compared to 1990 levels. GreenSupreme … GHG-emissions pathway. Only the GreenSupreme scanario is compatible. Source: Umweltbundesamt The phase-out of fossil energy carriers benefits both climate protection … and supplemented by other aspects of sustainable lifestyles, a reduction of around 61 to 62 percent by 2050 is observed. Additional measures to increase material …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    RESCUE: Methods

    … of this is the following study: „Transformationsprozess zum treibhausgasneutralen und ressourcenschonenden Deutschland“ (FKZ: 3715 41 115 0). For this a combination … a yearly basis. The energy consumption for space heating and hot water in buildings under the changing scenarios assumptions is based on the  Building Model (GEMOD) … detailed results are provided in „Transformationsprozess zum treibhausgasneutralem und ressourcenschonendem Deutschland – GreenEe“ (Umweltbundesamt, Climate Change …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 18.05.2020

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)

    … measurements of API. A summary of all results 2016 - 2018 in Germany can be found at the end of this article. European Watch List and national watch list An … (E1) Source: FG II 2.4 / Umweltbundesamt Download image (1.92 MB) estron_e1_2016.pdf (242.10 kB) 17-beta-Estradiol (E2) Source: FG II 2.4 / Umweltbundesamt Download …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Nickel in particulate matter

    Ein rauchender Schornstein vor bewölktem Himmel.

    … jzehnder / fotolia.com Nickel belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. last update on 30.08.2023 Emission sources Nickel is … for the general population Nickel is known to be a contact allergen. Nickel compounds are classified to be cancerogenic, metallic Nickel is probably cancerogenic. …

  • Article from 04.06.2020 | Last changed: 05.06.2020

    WHO CC Air Hygiene Report

    WHO CC Air Hygiene Report

    … WHO CC Air Hygiene Report WHO CC Air Hygiene Report Source: Umweltbundesamt The Air Hygiene Report informs on various air hygiene issues in the WHO … „Luftdaten“ Indikator: Luftqualität in Ballungsräumen Zeitschrift „UMID: Umwelt und Mensch – Informationsdienst“ Prüflabor Gesundheitsschädlinge Ausschuss für Innenraumrichtwerte Related publications Critical …