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Diclofenac: Influence of pharmaceutical form and wastewater treatment on the discharge into the envi

Two bar charts show how much diclofenac is metabolised in the body, disposed of via household waste, disposed of via sewage sludge or disposed of via the filter residue of the wastewater treatment plant and how much is discharged into the water bodies. The first bar chart shows this for a wastewater treatment plant with tertiary treatment, the second for a wastewater treatment plant with quaternary treatment. In both bar charts, transdermal patches, tablets and gels (with/without wiping hands) are shown nex

… Source: CC-BY 4.0 German Environment Agency, CAU Kiel, Ecologic Institute 2024 Download image (931.30 kB) The following contents contain this medium: …

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Rainfall erosivity – district mean for 2017-2021

The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

… data. Source: Technical data: DWD (RADKLIM); Geodata: Geobasis-DE/BKG 2021 Download image (316.66 kB) The following contents contain this medium: BO-I-3: …

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KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

… of the land protection dykes as part of the general plan for coastal protection) Download image (98.44 kB) The following contents contain this medium: KM-R-2: Land …

News from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 08.04.2014

Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013

… Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, 1990 - Forecast 2013 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (202.40 kB) diagram as PDF file (439.41 kB) CO2 Emissions in Germany – Short-term forecasts for 2013 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (49.51 kB) table as PDF file (58.85 kB) Next Previous Links press …

Press release 62/2020 from 14.12.2020 | Last changed: 18.12.2020

Coronavirus pandemic and stormy February lead to increase in share of renewable energies in electricity supply sector in Germany

… Anteil Erneuerbarer Energien am Bruttostromverbrauch 2020 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (108.09 kB) Daten als Excel (90.21 kB) Bruttostromerzeugung Erneuerbarer Energien 2020 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (116.44 kB) Daten als Excel (90.21 kB) Energieerzeugung erneuerbarer Energieträger 2020 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (121.67 kB) Daten als Excel (90.21 kB) Zubau installierter …

Press release 05/2020 from 11.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

Air quality 2019: Trend in NO2 decline continues

… content Städte mit NO2-Grenzwertüberschreitung 2019 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (335.05 kB) Entwicklung der NO2-Jahresmittelwerte Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (266.88 kB) NO2-Jahremittelwerte 2019 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (259.14 kB) Prozentualer Anteil der Messstationen mit Überschreitung …

Press release 28/2020 from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 10.07.2020

PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany

… in the current issue of the What Matters publication. It is available for download here (German) . Associated content PFAS - Verbreitung über Luft, Wasser und Boden Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (353.37 kB) PFAS-Hotspots in Deutschland Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (136.92 kB) PFOS in Spitzenprädatoren und Fischen Source: …

Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

… content Treibhausgasemissionen Kompakt Pkw Baujahr 2020 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (1.56 MB) Download PDF (47.69 kB) Treibhausgasemissionen Kompakt Pkw Baujahr 2020, 2030 und 2050 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (1.58 MB) Download PDF (53.21 kB) Treibhausgasemissionen Sattelzüge …

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