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  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … of raw materials annually for their leisure activities, including energy sources, metals, minerals and renewable raw materials. This is a share of around 13% of total … of raw materials annually for their leisure activities, including energy sources, metals, minerals and renewable raw materials. This is a share of around 13% of total …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    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.

    … levels of rainfall intensity increase the risk of  soil loss. In years with violent heavy rainfall events such as 2002 or latterly 2021, the mean annual R-factors were  … change increase the risk of soil loss. Erosive, extreme weather events as well as heavy rain events have been occurring more frequently and with greater intensity. …

  • Article from 03.09.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Precautionary soil protection

    … or not readily degradable, pollutants. Persistent pollutants include in particular heavy metals and their compounds as well as several groups of organic pollutants. These …

  • Article from 15.02.2016 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division III

    Dr. Bettina Rechenberg

    … example: What impact does the scarcity of finite but strategically important rare metals have on the development of environmental technologies such as wind power, … Are substitute materials available that would serve the same purposes as these rare metals? The impact of such resources’ main industrial users (metal ore, metallurgy, …

  • Article from 11.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Tourists in Antarctica

    Tourists on the mountain

    … and the entry into force of recent IMO decisions on the transport and storage of heavy fuel oil took a toll on visitor numbers to Antarctica and its offshore islands … and the entry into force of recent IMO decisions on the transport and storage of heavy fuel oil took a toll on visitor numbers to Antarctica and its offshore islands …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … provide a basis for the assessment of threshold reviews for pollutants such as heavy metals and harmful organic substances, concerning soil and soil organism exposure …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … them that are filled with air and water. When a farmer harvests his crops using a heavy machine, pressure is exerted on the soil, causing it to become compacted. The … it to mainly remain on the surface. This can result in run-off and soil loss during heavy downpours, which can in turn result in waterbody inputs. In the area of …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … – and thus enter the food chain. The main soil pollutant groups are as follows: heavy metals and arsenic; organic substances and organic compounds; residues of …

  • Article from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 09.12.2025

    Approval and Harmonization – 4MS Initiative

    … 4MS-Initiative (53.56 kB) 4MSI Invitation (38.08 kB) Documents - Common Approach Metallic Materials Common Approach on Metallic Materials - Part A: Methodologies for testing and accepting compositions to be included in the Positive list of compositions Common Approach on Metallic Materials - Part B: Positive list of compositions Common Approach on …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … European regulation according to Directive (EU) 2020/2184 Evaluation criteria for metallic materials For metallic materials in contact with drinking water the following evaluation criteria …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … from the installation materials. The most notorious of these is lead. This heavy metal was used for a long time as a material for water pipes due to its … drinking water installations area, a variety of materials - such as plastics and metals for pipes, sealing materials and valves - are used which might be partially …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … products and beverages). Municipal waste water contains pathogens and nutrients, metals and chemical pollutants. If these are not removed sufficiently thoroughly … for the reduction of nutrients, which is why poorly degradable pollutants (e.g. heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other organic …