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  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    … technology are reflected. It is only possible to depict installation designs as examples of "best available technology.” Natural hazards affecting specific … basis for taking forward the state of the art in safety technology and good management practice. Between 1980 and 2004, over 400 high-quality detailed reports on major …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … and development projects of the German Environment Agency please visit our sites Good to know and Research and development projects . Associated content Links UBA … and development projects of the German Environment Agency please visit our sites Good to know and Research and development projects . … Nanotechnology: Opportunities …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … research, and assist with the process of putting the findings of such research into practice. We are also active participants in commissions that promulgate rules and … the construction, quality and operations for various types of plant elements. For example, the law requires plant operators to conform with the state of the art in …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … to the Antarctic ), which applies for all the landing sites in the Antarctic. Practical details Tourists to Antarctica should exercise caution in general and … to the Antarctic ), which applies for all the landing sites in the Antarctic. Practical details Tourists to Antarctica should exercise caution in general and …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … have been studied and evaluated by environmental medicine and public health. For example it is beyond dispute that high levels of ozone in the air can aggravate … as to why environmental pollutants could play a role in these processes. For example, they can act directly on the brain or affect other organs or hormones … of environmental influences and pollutants during the course of an illness. For example, little is known about the role of air pollution exposure because diagnosing …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … environment are regulated in Germany by a number of central environmental laws, for example the Federal Nature Conservation Act, the Federal Soil Protection Act, the … environment are regulated in Germany by a number of central environmental laws, for example the Federal Nature Conservation Act, the Federal Soil Protection Act, the …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 19.09.2018

    Special Exposure Situations

    Smog during sunrise in Shanghai

    … use an "average" burden as a basis. The German Environmental Specimen Bank   is a good example. It is run by the German Environment Agency and financed by the Federal … of particulate matter are common or not. On the following pages you will find some examples of extreme exposures, their negative health effects and how to avoid or …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Environmental impact on people

    Eine Kuh grast auf einer Wiese, dahinter stehen Einfamilienhäuser. Hinter den Häuser ragen riesige qualmende Schornsteine empor.

    … as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related noise influence the living … as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related noise influence the living …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … concentrations which also have a cytotoxic effect, this effect characterises a “practical” threshold. Any risk in the concentration range of the defined “safe” … extremely low, cannot be distinguished from the background risk and is therefore "practically non-existent", according at least to the previous interpretation of the …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    … Agency. It is available free of charge under the name of AUSTAL and has proved its practical value.  Modellers from abroad and new EU Member States apply AUSTAL which … Acidification and Nutrient Nitrogen Creation of a harmonized land cover map as an example for the entire region of the Geneva Air Pollution Convention Considerations … Agency. It is available free of charge under the name of AUSTAL and has proved its practical value.  Modellers from abroad and new EU Member States apply AUSTAL which …

  • 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

    … emission areas or only affected one environmental impact or one protected good. Due to the complexity of the nitrogen problem, it makes sense to consider all … control, climate protection and fertiliser legislation are complied with in practice in all areas by 2030. However, this would only be the first stage, as …