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  • Article from 04.08.2014 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    UBA in the REACH process

    Startseite der Website REACH-info

    … Umweltbundesamt last update on 04.08.2014 What are UBA’s duties under REACH? German chemicals legislation appoints UBA as the responsible authority for … under REACH . UBA has therefore become the competent body for the assessment of environmental risks associated with chemicals. The Federal Institute for Risk …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … may be embedded in transport law as well as in other areas, for example in the environmental regulations governing the planning and authorisation of roads. … shift in traffic to be long overdue, stating that “a few minor adjustments to German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), as have been suggested by Federal Transport …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 21.01.2026

    Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation

    Treppe auswärts mit grünem Blättern umringt.

    … successful sustainability transformation, 14th – 16th February 2023, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany From 14 to 16 February 2023, the TES Academy held a three-day workshop on … and loss of natural resources and misappropriation of funds earmarked for environmental protection, adaptation to climate change and climate protection, and …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … 1990. Source: LVDESIGN / Fotolia.com Passenger traffic and freight transport in Germany are growing steadily. Increasing numbers of passengers does not necessarily … cleaner and quieter, motorised transport still accounts for detrimental environmental impact due to emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and noise …

  • Article from 04.12.2024 | Last changed: 05.12.2024

    Economic aspects of transport

    Stau auf einer Autobahn

    … economy’s transport volume to a level that makes both macroeconomic sense and is environmentally sound, external costs must be assessed fairly to their source; in … climate – very high costs. The calculated costs indicated in the table are based on German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) methodological convention, which takes into …

  • Article from 14.10.2020 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Curbing overdevelopment

    … Curbing overdevelopment Average per capita land use in Germany for residential purposes alone amounted to 47 square meters in 2011 – a … to the construction of other main roads, as well as airports and ports. Environmental impact Some 46 per cent of Germany’s road and residential land is …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … on the findings obtained, the report develops recommendations for action regarding environmental, climate protection and sustainability-related changes to the … For detailed information on the most important findings on the competitiveness of German companies in the field of environmentally oriented data science applications, …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … waterworks or drawn directly from an on-site well must meet the requirements of the German Drinking Water Ordinance all the way to the tap. Its distribution via the … the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV) in the version amended in December 2012, the German Environment Agency was given the task of establishing the requirements on … Related publications Urease- and nitrification inhibitors for climate and environmental protection: opportunity or risk? Contaminants in water resources: …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

    The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

    … at the visitor center at our Dessau-Roßlau site. You can also visit a branch of our environmental library at our sites in Dessau-Roßlau, Bad Elster as well as at one of … in 2005 when we relocated our head office from Berlin to Dessau, was awarded the German gold medal for sustainable construction. So why not come visit us and see …

  • Article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright

    … policy and copyright This privacy policy applies to the following web sites of the German Environment Agency (UBA): UBA web site (www.umweltbundesamt.de) and … The German Environment Agency will never ask you to send us sensitive data such as bank details or passwords by e-mail or telephone. VIII. Form “Helpful hints about …

  • Article from 05.06.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Classification and labelling of chemicals

    Hazard symbol "Dangerous for the enviroment"

    … help to determine hazardous physical-chemical properties as well as health and environmental hazards. Labelling Labelling makes known hazards visible. Users can … help to determine hazardous physical-chemical properties as well as health and environmental hazards. Labelling Labelling makes known hazards visible. Users can …

  • Article from 12.07.2011 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Noise effects

    … (extra-aural syndrome). Such responses can also be provoked by low levels of environmental sound such as traffic noise that do not cause hearing damage. The … (extra-aural syndrome). Such responses can also be provoked by low levels of environmental sound such as traffic noise that do not cause hearing damage. The …