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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study

    The picture shows an outstretched foot on a sandy beach. There are two abrasions visible above the ankle.

    … conditions, some of more than a hundred vibrio species can cause infections in humans. As far as the Baltic Sea is concerned, these species include Vibrio …

  • News from 05.08.2020 | Last changed: 05.08.2020

    ERGO: EU research project on hormonally active substances

    Logo des Projekts

    … system will be used as the basis for the investigations. 05.08.2020 To protect human health and the environment from endocrine disruptors, the identification and … e.g. an adverse effect in a fish or amphibian also indicates adverse effects in humans and vice versa. Thus, the aim of the study is to bridge the ED research and …

  • News from 21.09.2023 | Last changed: 21.09.2023

    OECD handbook reinforces environmental protection in raw material

    Drohnenansicht eines kontaminierten, giftigen Wasserlaufs in Geamana, Rumänien

    … Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, but it is a high-risk sector marked by human rights infringements  and  severe environmental pollution. Many companies, … Battery Regulation: Companies are now legally obligated to identify and counteract human rights abuses and environmental problems within their supply chains. Companies …

  • DzU article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Indicator: Species diversity and landscape quality

    A graph shows the development of the population of representative bird species for different landscapes and the development of an aggregate indicator for 1970, 1975 and from 1990 to 2023 in percent. The aggregate indicator decreases significantly from 214 in 1970 to 80 in 2013.

    … and plant species is essential for a healthy ecosystem and forms a vital basis for human life. Biodiversity is closely linked to the diversity of habitats and … and plant species is essential for a healthy ecosystem and forms a vital basis for human life. Biodiversity is closely linked to the diversity of habitats and …

  • News from 04.12.2014 | Last changed: 06.05.2015

    Video "Let´s Talk About Soil"

    A soil profile with differently coloured layers of brown earth.

    … strong soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt 04.12.2014 Nearly every single human activity has an ecological impact on the complex soil system. Agricultural …

  • Press release 29/08 from 15.04.2008 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Noise Awareness Day 2008

    … heavy traffic.  Constant high levels of noise can have an adverse impact on the human body, triggering among other things sleep disorders or cardiovascular … heavy traffic.  Constant high levels of noise can have an adverse impact on the human body, triggering among other things sleep disorders or cardiovascular …

  • DzU article from 26.11.2024 | Last changed: 27.11.2024

    Indicator: Environmental costs of energy and road transport

    A graph shows the development of environmental costs energy generation and road transport between 2017 and 2022. They were 300.3 billion euros in 2017 and 301.1 billion in 2022.

    … change, such as an increase in heavy rainfall, thunderstorms or floods, threaten human lives and cause major damage. This is also associated with economic costs … change, such as an increase in heavy rainfall, thunderstorms or floods, threaten human lives and cause major damage. This is also associated with economic costs …

  • DzU article from 02.07.2025 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    Indicator: Air quality in agglomerations

    A graph for three air pollutants shows the extent to which the WHO recommendations from 2021 will be exceeded on average in urban areas between 2000 and 2024. The development of the various pollutants varies. Between 2000 and 2024, values for NO2 are between 172 and 28 percent, for ozone between 44 and 28 percent and for PM2.5 between 255 and 61 percent

    … (NO 2 ), particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O 3 ) are of particular concern to human health. All three pollutants affect the respiratory organs. Many premature … (NO 2 ), particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O 3 ) are of particular concern to human health. All three pollutants affect the respiratory organs. Many premature …

  • DzU article from 13.09.2024 | Last changed: 13.09.2024

    Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions in industry

    A graph shows greenhouse gas emissions and gross value-added between 1995 and 2023. Greenhouse gas emissions fell from 237 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents in 1995 to 155 million tonnes in 2023. Gross value-added increased during that time.

    … Environmental importance Since the beginning of industrialisation in particular, humans have caused the emission of large amounts of greenhouse gases into the … gas neutrality by 2045. … Since the beginning of industrialisation in particular, humans have caused the emission of large amounts of greenhouse gases into the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from ‘civic protection’ action field

    … emergency crews are mobilised by civic protection organisations, in order to rescue humans from emergency situations arising in affected areas, to secure provisioning … emergency crews are mobilised by civic protection organisations, in order to rescue humans from emergency situations arising in affected areas, to secure provisioning …