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  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … biological monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … biological monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … Therefore, it is important to consider all phases of life when looking at the effects of environmental influences. last update on 14.08.2017 Each stage in life … ask the patients about air quality related exposures. In scientific epidemiological studies there are methodological problems; for example: past exposures to toxic …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … for agriculture laid down in relevant legislation are not yet sufficient to effectively steer agriculture towards a more sustainable use of natural resources … for agriculture laid down in relevant legislation are not yet sufficient to effectively steer agriculture towards a more sustainable use of natural resources …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 19.09.2018

    Special Exposure Situations

    Smog during sunrise in Shanghai

    … topics. last update on 19.09.2018 To assess environmental impacts and their health effects, scientists conduct studies which refer to a general population sample and often use an "average" burden …

  • Article from 06.10.2022 | Last changed: 07.10.2022

    Environmental justice – Environment, health and social conditions

    Where we live is a determining factor for how much we are affected by environmental influences.

    … are unevenly distributed in Germany. Social and environmental epidemiological studies conducted in Germany in recent years suggest that social status is a … stress and social problems are often concentrated, the negative health effects of climate change – for example from heat waves – will increase. …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … lead to sufficient removal of pollutant emissions from building products. A 2014 study commissioned by the German Environment Agency , which evaluated formaldehyde … carried out by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in 2006 to the effect that here the proportion of German households in which the guideline value is …

  • Article from 26.04.2012 | Last changed: 20.09.2013

    Clean air plans

    … to commercial vehicles). ‘Short-term’ measures in this sense mean that they take effect within a short period of time, but in fact usually become effective in the long term. The German Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt …

  • Article from 01.02.2016 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Low-emission zones in Germany

    Road sign for  a low-emission zone

    … last update on 01.02.2016 Limit values on particulate matter have been in effect in EU law since 1 January 2005. A yearly average of 40 microgrammes per cubic … for the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act (35. BImSchV). The effectiveness of a low emission zone depends on a range of factors. In the first …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … nitrogen oxide emissions and the release of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere. Effects of reactive nitrogen The excessive release of reactive nitrogen compounds … medium might shift an existing problem to another area to become more acute there. Effective reduction of reactive nitrogen compound emissions and corresponding …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Particulate matter (PM10)

    … In agglomerations road traffic is the dominant source. Health risk Research studies of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have shown increased occurrence of … matter concentrations. Persons with pre-existing disease are especially vulnerable. Studies have shown a measurable reduction in life expectancy with increasing …