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  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … which likewise fall to the authorities. Such investigations centre around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that … is not set in stone. In the event a given investigation provides an indisputably sound basis for a definitive hazard assessment, the authorizing body can decide to … which are obtained using technical investigation measures such as soil and groundwater sample assays. The preliminary nature of such investigations is reflected …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Remediation technology

    … site. last update on 10.08.2020 Remediation measures Section 2(7) of the Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG) law defines the term “remediation measures” as … purposes is more sustainable than conventional excavation. Moreover, soil and groundwater cleanup efficiency can be optimized through the development of more … sites has proven successful. Thereby sources of contamination as well as foundations on old sites can be excavated precisely. Source: Frauenstein Investigation …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … emissions from building products Building products which come into contact with groundwater or rainwater should not release harmful amounts of pollutants. An … pollutants are dissolved of a construction product using water as solvent (eluent) under specified conditions. The eluted substances in the eluates generated in the … in all the mortar tests carried out. The very good consistency of the test results under the various test conditions shows that the analysed test methods are …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

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    … produce emissions of various different substances, including volatile organic compounds ( VOC ). A research project by BAM, the Federal Institute for Materials … and from OSBs in particular. Masked sample (9.6 -cm open narrow surface) Source: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung AgBB Scheme for the Evaluation of VOC emissions The AgBB evaluation …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

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    … at a concert – leisure activities are a welcome change from everyday life and are fundamental to our well-being. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, … energy sources, metals, minerals and renewable raw materials. This is a share of around 13% of total German raw material consumption. The research project The UBA … 2024-2027 Project No.: FKZ 3720 31 101 0 Contractors : ifeu – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH, Öko-Institut e. V., Franziska Mohaupt    …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

    A woman in the apron of the chemistry works in the laboratory. You are filled with liquid glass vessels

    … research at UBA One of UBA’s many laboratories for chemical research Source: Umweltbundesamt The UBA carries out research in its own laboratories on the effects of … Chemical research at UBA The Chemical Safety Division tests chemicals and compounds in its own laboratories, making use of the results to carry out evaluations. … of chemical and biological substances in rivers and lakes, thus allowing research under near-natural conditions in the environment. Organic trace analysis makes it …

  • 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.

    … the weathering of rock and the decomposition of organic matter, takes at least a hundred years. Soil losses, for instance resulting from erosion by water or wind, are … G., König W., Utermann J. (Hg.) Bodenschutz, Ergänzbares Handbuch der Maßnahmen und Empfehlungen für Schutz, Pflege und Sanierung von Böden, Landschaft und

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

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    … Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way German Bundestag: Social issues are becoming increasingly important in environmental policy … Dekarbonisierung im Gebäudebestand Ernährungsprofile deutscher Haushalte und Verteilungswirkungen einer Mehrwertsteuerreform im Bedürfnisfeld Ernährung CO₂-Bepreisung im Verkehrs- und Gebäudebereich sozialverträglich gestalten Der Klima-Sozialfonds im …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.03.2024

    International Chemicals Management

    International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide

    … Management - ICCM5 ). ICCM5 takes place in Bonn from 25 - 29 September 2023 under German presidency. The conference must set the course for achieving the 2020 … companies, civil society and government. This overarching approach requires a broad understanding between all actors and stakeholders in respect of a wide range of … Sustainable Development. SDG sub-goal 12.4 envisages achieving environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle by 2020 and …

  • Article from 12.03.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Substances hazardous to waters

    … web data base . Substances without a published  WGK classification in neither the Bundesanzeiger nor on the Rigoletto data base  must be regarded as highly hazardous … the WGK documentation according to Appendix 2 Number 1 of the AwSV to the Umweltbundesamt. An editable form of the documentation sheet according to Appendix 2 number … Documents. Signed documentation forms for substances are to be addressed to Umweltbundesamt Fachgebiet IV 2.6 Wassergefährdende Stoffe Schichauweg 58 12307 Berlin or: …

  • Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Brownfield redevelopment and inner urban development

    … is usually applied to land whose urban development potential is either being under-exploited or not exploited at all. In other words, such areas are unused or underused. There is no official definition of the term “brownfield”., Mostly, … to economic change and plant closings. Before brownfield land can be used, it must undergo what is known as land recycling, or brownfield redevelopment. However, …