… European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image (May 21, 2020) overlaid with the “Shore Zones” data product Source: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) and information from Copernicus services (2012) The …

… shape memory, high entropy). Advanced polymers (e.g. electroactive, self-repairing, co-polymers) Biopolymers (e.g., DNA-based, RNA-based, protein-based, sugar-based, … nanoflowers, graphene) Novel fibres (e.g., organic, carbon-based, inorganic) Composites (e.g., macroscopic, fiber-reinforced, particle-reinforced, hybrid materials) Metamaterials (e.g., …

… Headaches Children also have headaches Source: Fotolia.com It is often difficult to find out exactly what triggers headaches or migraines. … was found and proven in large studies from Norway and the USA. Carbon monoxide (CO): CO is a gas with known neurotoxic properties and released during the burning … was found and proven in large studies from Norway and the USA. Carbon monoxide (CO): CO is a gas with known neurotoxic properties and released during the burning …

… of disease Environmental influences can cause illness Source: yellowj / Fotolia.com Environmental influences can cause illness: For example, noise increases the … cancer. The Federal Environment Agency uses the "environmental burden of disease” concept to investigate which environmental impacts are associated with particularly … how harmful environmental influences affect public health in different countries. In co-operation with other institutions WHO developed the "environmental …

… Cooperation for the promotion of human biomonitoring Refinery Source: Aaron Kohr / Fotolia.com The German Environment Agency supports the cooperation on human biomonitoring … J Hyg Environ Health 227, 113509, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113509 . … Cooperation for the promotion of human biomonitoring …

… European testing procedure: Emissions from construction products Gypsum board in an … Source: Klaus-Reinhard Brenske / UBA For reliable data on pollutant emissions from construction products both validated testing procedures and qualified testing bodies …

… is also a waste of resources that burdens the environment. Source: Nuvola / Fotolia.com Food production consumes many resources and produces greenhouse gas emissions. For the sake of the … Agency shows how it can work in the catering sector. last update on 22.11.2016 The ecological rucksack of food Germans consume 456 kilograms of food per capita per …

… and Mapping Taskforce meeting and 31 st CCE Workshop, (Oslo, 23-25 April 2024) the Coordination Centre for Effects (CCE) was requested to issue a Call for Data (CfD) … which will support the CLTRAP in the process of the revision of the Gothenburg protocol. As decided at this meeting as well, the deadline for data is set at 31 January … 31 March 2025. The main objective of this Call for Data is to update the national contribution to the policy relevant Critical Load database, which includes …

… was held on 14/15 August 2018 in the Hotel Windsor in Nairobi, Kenya and was co-organized by the German Environment Agency (Dr. Harald Ginzky), the … and the University of Nairobi (Dr. Robert Kibugi). The workshop addressed the two core questions: What shortcomings and deficiencies do exist with regard to legislation, organizational and …