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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … (infection agents) which in many cases can be transmitted between animals and humans; owing to their increasing global mobility they are able to spread rapidly. …

  • Press release 20/08 from 31.03.2008 | Last changed: 04.04.2017

    Brominated flame retardants: guardian angels with a bad streak?

    … which can spread into the environment or accumulate in the food chain or in the human being. The commonly used flame retardants Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) … about the wide-ranging spread of DecaBDE and HBCD. Chemicals that accumulate in the human body or animals’ do not belong in the environment”, said Prof. Dr. Andreas …

  • Newsletter from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2018

    … people and the environment – it also pays. After all, damage to the environment and human health is expensive. You can find out just how expensive it is in this edition … billion Euros of savings through lower levels of damage to the environment and human health. This is something that we shouldn’t forget in the discussions on air …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to particulate matter (PM10)

    A graph shows the proportion of people in Germany affected by levels exceeding the WHO guideline value and the EU limit value for fine particulate matter (PM10) (legally binding from 2030) for the period from 2010 to 2023 – with a clear declining trend.

    … 2030. Environmental importance Particulate matter (PM) in ambient air is harmful to human health. The particles enter the human body through the respiratory system. Depending on the size of the particles, …

  • Cover from 27.11.2019

    Workshop “International Governance of Geoengineering”

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … increasing importance. Geoengineering is defined as a large-scale, intentional human intervention in the Earth’s climate system to alter the effects of climate … increasing importance. Geoengineering is defined as a large-scale, intentional human intervention in the Earth’s climate system to alter the effects of climate …

  • Press release 68/09 from 28.09.2009 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Experts explain climate change

    … change in climate have on ecosystems in the various regions around the globe and on human health? Climate experts at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) have the … change in climate have on ecosystems in the various regions around the globe and on human health? Climate experts at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) have the …

  • Press release 15/2024 from 28.03.2024 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Blue Angel for wood-burning stoves: Dust precipitators can reduce ultrafine particles by 97 percent

    Holzscheite glühen im Feuer

    … ultrafine particles Fine dust particles from wood burning has dire consequences for human health Source: focus finder / Fotolia.com Wood-burning stoves have been … of warmth. However, stove exhaust gases have a negative impact on air quality and human health. Burning wood produces harmful pollutants such as fine dust, soot, PAHs …

  • Cover from 12.06.2024

    The UBA database – “Pharmaceuticals in the environment”

    Logo of the UBA database - ‘Pharmaceuticals in the environment’

    … their concentrations in the environment and their potential effects on human health and ecosystems is still pending. The information on worldwide exposure … environmental concentrations (MEC - Measured Environmental Concentrations) of human and veterinary pharmaceutical residues were compiled in a database within the …

  • Press release 34/2023 from 25.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    CO2 storage must not hinder phase-out of fossil fuels

    schematische Darstellung der Verpressung von CO2 in den Boden

    … Germany, we have far too few storage facilities to store carbon dioxide safely for humans and the climate. Only in the case of truly unavoidable CO2 emissions should … safe and leak-proof in order to prevent the escape of CO 2 , which is harmful to humans and the environment in high concentrations. If CO 2 is injected into the sea …

  • Press release 47/2019 from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

    A focus on risks and side effects for mankind and the planet

    Foto der Ausstellung in Osnabrück

    … and the planet UBA and DBU open exhibition on interactions between environment and human health Exhibition "Planet Health" Source: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt … for loan. Press release No. 47/2019 | 27.11.2019 Climate change influencing human health DBU's Secretary General Alexander Bonde addressed the links between …

  • Press release 24/08 from 07.04.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Summer, sun, climate change

    … The effects of climate change and extreme weather events have a negative impact on human health.  The extraordinarily long hot season in August 2003 in many parts of … The effects of climate change and extreme weather events have a negative impact on human health.  The extraordinarily long hot season in August 2003 in many parts of …