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  • Press release 30/2017 from 06.09.2017 | Last changed: 18.09.2017

    Urban Mining

    Skyline einer Großstadt von oben, abends, Hochhäuser, Straßen, Schienen

    … and is expected to continue to grow by another ten tonnes per capita every year. In view of the increasing international competition for scarce natural … materials. The German Environment Agency sees special potential in the upcoming years in the following areas: Recycled rock: Valuable, quality-assured secondary …

  • Press release 21/09 from 21.04.2009 | Last changed: 28.06.2013

    TV sets to consume less energy

    … in the Official Journal of the EU. The new requirements stipulate that one year after the directive enters into force all TV sets, depending on screen size, … when switched off. Some devices still consume power even when switched off. Two years after the directive enters into force, the limit for standby mode would be 0.5 …

  • Press release 40/08 from 30.05.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Summertime and bathing fun

    … quality testing of the bathing water is published in a bathing water report every year.  The water quality of Germany’s bathing waters has improved greatly since the … North and Baltic Seas. The number of bathing waters does not remain constant. Every year there are waters that are taken out of the registry whilst new waters are …

  • Press release 24/2025 from 16.06.2025 | Last changed: 19.06.2025

    How much life lies within our soil?

    Regenwurm in feuchtem Boden.

    … over time. "The collaborative project work in BioDive4Soil over the next few years is a unique opportunity to systematically and comprehensively assess … services preserved for human benefit." Further information Over the next six years, researchers from across Germany in the field of soil ecology will study …

  • Press release 72/09 from 09.10.2009 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    European chemicals policy

    … Authorities subgroup in two meetings in September and November 2008. The subgroup pointed out that the criteria do not reflect the current state of science and need …

  • Press release 34/2025 from 18.09.2025 | Last changed: 15.10.2025

    Sustainability is hard to find in online retail

    Das Bild zeigt ein aufgeklapptes Laptop, auf dessen Bildschirm die Webseite eines Online-Shops angezeigt wird

    … Sustainability is hard to find in online retail UBA study points to shortcomings Webshop can be designed to promote sustainability Source: …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … cause mortality. In Germany alone, for example, it is estimated that between the years of 2018 and 2020, 19,300 individuals died from heat effects (cf. Indicator … to bathers in the sea in respect of vibrios (cf. Indicator GE-I-7 ). Especially in years with prolonged heatwaves, the extent of such loads becomes unusually high, … cause mortality. In Germany alone, for example, it is estimated that between the years of 2018 and 2020, 19,300 individuals died from heat effects (cf. Indicator …

  • Press release 5/2015 from 09.02.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2014: Nitrogen dioxide now ranks as pollutant Nr. 1

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … levels above the allowable annual mean value of 40 µg/m3. Experience of past years has shown that this number of stations will increase significantly when … ozone stipulates it may not exceed 120 µg/m3 on more than 25 days per calendar year (based on a three-year average). Associated content Prozentualer Anteil der …

  • Press release 26/2015 from 21.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Chemical brownfields: forest soil is very slow to forget

    photo of a forest

    … polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) which have been banned in Germany for more than 30 years. DDT – an insecticide which has been banned for a long time and was last …

  • Press release 1/2014 from 13.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Wanted: Creative ideas for ecodesign

    Logo: eco Bundespreis ecodesign

    … Ecodesign Award website. The online exhibition of the winners of the previous two years might act as a stimulus for new contestants. The award-winning entries of 2013 …