… last update on 06.11.2014 The German Exposure Factors Database – RefXP The Federal Environment Agency provides extensive current data facilitating … anthropometrics of the general German population typically stratified by gender and age. A major update and expansion of these data was achieved in 2006 by the … additional datasets useful for exposure modeling and assessment purposes from Federal agencies and offices, from the German Federal States, and from scientific …

… and disease are investigated. In the case of sequential analyses, the cohort under observation is not defined on an individual basis; instead, for example, the … in question who are otherwise comparable to those affected in terms of age, gender, social status etc.), so that relationships to possible causes may be inferred. … all conditions are kept constant with the exception of the factor of influence under investigation. If the test is properly conducted, any differences observed in …

… national and international bodies, particularly over the past decade. The German Federal Government addressed the issue in its concept to improve indoor air quality   … held in Budapest in June 2004, the importance of indoor air hygiene was again underlined and subsequently mentioned as one of 13 main actions in the European …

… Nanomaterial Nanoparticles can spread in the air across borders and also adhere to aerosols. Source: picsfive / Fotolia.com last update on … regulation. Due to their small size, nanoparticles can spread in the air across borders and also adhere to aerosols. Nanoparticles can penetrate living cells. They … through ageing and degradation or during disposal and recycling. Therefore the consideration of the entire life-cycle is the prerequisite for assessment of an …

… and Environmental Influences DNA Source: nobeastsofierce / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency has initiated a research project in the field of … health, both now and in future generations. last update on 07.11.2017 Why the Federal Environment Agency wants to know more about it Origin of epigenetics … on epigenetic mechanisms is still in its infancy. The importance accorded by the Federal Environment Agency to this relatively new field in biology is due to its …

… place. The regulations below are either partly or entirely in the remit of the Federal Ministry for Environment, assisted by the German Environment Agency. Other … further product groups or further domains of chemical law are in the remit of the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Ministry of Labour or the Ministry of … and Packaging Act (VerpackG) ... The surveillance of the market is a task of the federal states. Several different regulations governing harmful substances may be …

… should provide guidance and orientation. The UBA is committed to promote a wider use of environmentally friendly products and their success on the market. last … during the product design phase. Hence it is essential that environmental considerations and eco-design approaches be folded into the product development process …

… 20% of the natural floodplains remain on the major rivers Rhine, Elbe, Danube and Oder, as well as on the rivers Dosse, Ohre, Unstrut and Schwarzer Elster and on the … temporarily (Figure 1). An important requirement of the flood regulations of the Federal Water Act (WHG) is to make larger areas available for the overflowing of … of certain uses (details on this can be found in the guidance documents of the federal states, such as the guidance documents on flood protection and flood …

… away locally to a small extent. Water retention in the landscape is limited. In order to make land usable for agriculture, wetlands have been drained and soils … at the end of 2018. 45.1% of this urbanised surface is sealed, according to the Federal Statistical Office. In terms of total surface area, the share of settlement … of extreme precipitation events in recent decades. However, the results differ considerably depending on the region and season (IPCC 2014). In addition, to the …