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  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … can in turn ramp up consumption (due to reduced prices), thus partly canceling out the original savings. This is known as the rebound effect. last update on 17.09.2019 What is the rebound effect? … am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan ruhend) Related publications Moving from interconnected crises to systemic solutions Efficiency display of space …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2014

    Economic impact

    Oil storage tanks at the port

    … Source: keller / Fotolia.com Greater resource efficiency is good not only for the environment, but also for the economy, in terms of lower materials costs, less … of 20 percent, via the options revealed by consulting and information. Such a move would also reduce total material requirement (TMR) by more than 9 percent, and … Internationale Strategien und Programme Related publications Moving from interconnected crises to systemic solutions The Implementation of the EU …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … that promotes resource efficiency Source: Picture Factory / Fotolia.com Across the board resource efficiency optimization is one of the very best ways to reduce manufacturing costs and improve competitiveness in the … Internationale Strategien und Programme Related publications Moving from interconnected crises to systemic solutions The Implementation of the EU …

  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance Rats are among the health pests. Source: Heiko Kiera / Fotolia.com Various animals may serve as hosts for infectious agents and can transmit diseases to other animals as well as humans. Insects, mites and ticks can be found amongst these so-called vectors. …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … to know about nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency … gaps in the knowledge needed to assess the potential risks of nanomaterials for humans and the environment. The Federal Environment Agency is therefore advocating …

  • Article from 13.09.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    The Rotterdam Convention

    a container-ship

    The Rotterdam Convention International trade with certain hazardous chemicals is regulated by the Rotterdam Convention. Source: VanderWolf Images / Adobe The Rotterdam Convention … environmental agreements (MEAs) that share the common goal of protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes. To improve …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … But reclaimed water can contain pathogens and pollutants. Questions and answers on the proposal for a regulation submitted by the European Commission on 28 May 2018. … pathogens and nutrients, metals and chemical pollutants. If these are not removed sufficiently thoroughly from the waste water, risks to human health, soil, groundwater, plants and animals result.  The three-stage waste …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    … in Water Bodies Residues of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides and other chemicals can have effects on the environment and human health even in low concentrations. These micropollutants are increasingly …

  • Article from 15.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Pesticides

    … Pesticides Pesticides are the active substances used in plant protection products and biocides. They are toxic in especially to plants (herbicides), insects (insecticides) or fungi … (e.g. discharges from agricultural land, leaching from building paints). 29 of the 61 pesticides regulated by the German Surface Water Ordinance which are used in …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … Geoengineering-Governance Interventions in the complex structure of the atmosphere can have incalculable consequences. Source: … possible, from the entire carbon cycle (e.g. through underground storage). Plants remove carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) during photosynthesis and store carbon in biomass. … rescue measures which are supposedly available. There is also the risk that humanity will be confronted with the effects of dangerous climate change as well as …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … Chemicals The group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the … crustaceans.” The biota EQS for fluoranthene (30 µg/kg) was adopted to protect human health when consuming fisheries products. The biota EQS were also taken up in …