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  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … Germany, in cooperation with the Netherlands and the Pew Charitable Trust, has organized an international workshop on the topic in November 2019. Germany and the … Germany, in cooperation with the Netherlands and the Pew Charitable Trust, has organized an international workshop on the topic in November 2019. Germany and the …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … legally binding, or as guidelines, legally not binding. The Council is the organ to decide on the status of those documents.  However, a comparable set of … legally binding, or as guidelines, legally not binding. The Council is the organ to decide on the status of those documents.  However, a comparable set of …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles The principle of … deep-sea floor. This was the reason for establishing the ISA. It has five important organs: Assembly, Council, ISA Secretariat as well as Legal and Technical Commission …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … groundwater ecosystem and the use of groundwater for drinking water purposes. Microorganisms are adapted to certain temperature ranges. Significant changes in … Nitrate WebApp. Further pollution results from residues of pharmaceuticals, organic compounds, artificial sweeteners and degradation products of pesticide … but more often they are attached to small sediment grains, stones or particles of organic material. By coating the small particles, they form the so-called biofilm, …

  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … 2012 - January 2013 at that measuring station was a mere 19 µg/m³. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that its guideline value for a daily mean of 25 µg/m³ … are currently 23 POPs which are regulated by the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants. Week 30: 29 global stations are taking measurements in the … represent industry, science and administration who provide their time and know-how. Organisation and management are in the hands of the KRdL office in Düsseldorf. The …

  • Article from 26.04.2024 | Last changed: 12.05.2025

    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … can also be picked up and collected there. In this case, the collection must be organised free of charge for the end user. The distributor must inform the consumer … can also be picked up and collected there. In this case, the collection must be organised free of charge for the end user. The distributor must inform the consumer …

  • Article from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.09.2024

    Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products

    In einem Hausrohbau abgelagerte Baustoffe

    … significantly through their emissions to the pollution of indoor air by volatile organic compounds ( VOC ). The Committee for Health-related Assessment of Building … environmental impacts". Health-related assessment of emissions of volatile organic compounds from building products The criteria of the AgBB assessment scheme … - R-value (hazard or risk index), - TVOC (sum of the concentrations of volatile organic compounds), - TSVOC (sum of the concentrations of the semi volatile organic

  • Article from 29.02.2024 | Last changed: 29.02.2024

    Sustainable Chemistry

    coloured liquids in flasks

    … chemistry in general. In 2004, the German Environment Agency, together with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), specified criteria … for chemical leasing in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); and by developing the instruments SMART 5 and Indicator … chemistry in general. In 2004, the German Environment Agency, together with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), specified criteria …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … There, they can accumulate along the food chain and cause harmful effects in organisms. As a result, they pose a risk to the sensitive Antarctic ecosystems. last … and can be transported long distances into polar regions. These persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are listed in the Stockholm Convention, to which most … Chemical Pollution in Antarctica - Tackling Future Challenges Together’, jointly organised by the German Environment Agency, the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and the SCAR …

  • Article from 23.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    OECD Handbook Environmental Due Diligence Mineral Supply Chains

    Environmental Issues of Mineral and Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context

    … will describe how the 6-step generic due diligence framework recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) can be applied to … bgr.de Sophia Gnych; Policy Analyst Center for Responsible Business Conduct, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; sophia.gnych (at) oecd.org  … will describe how the 6-step generic due diligence framework recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) can be applied to …

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 01.03.2021

    Media coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM criteria

    Media coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM criteria

    … Chemical Watch: “Germany presents mobility criteria to Commission and member states-Organic carbon to water coefficient is key metric”, July 2019 … Chemical Watch: “Germany presents mobility criteria to Commission and member states-Organic carbon to water coefficient is key metric”, July 2019 …

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    The final PMT/vPvM criteria after public consultation

    The final PMT/vPvM criteria after public consultation

    … fulfils the mobility criterion (M) in the following situation: a) the lowest organic carbon-water coefficient log KOC over the pH range of 4-9 is less than 4.0 … long-term no-observed effect concentration (NOEC) or EC10 for marine or freshwater organisms is less than 0.01 mg/l; b) the substance meets the criteria for …