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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … levels as well as private emergency services cooperate closely in order to assist humans effectively in emergencies, to keep losses at a minimum, to remedy damage to the best of their abilities and to put humans on their guard in respect of impending danger situations. One of the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops

    The picture shows the ripe ears of durum wheat plants in sunny weather.

    … fodder and energy generation, grain maize – using only the cob for animal feed or human food production – depends on comparatively high amounts of warmth for the crop … fodder and energy generation, grain maize – using only the cob for animal feed or human food production – depends on comparatively high amounts of warmth for the crop …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-4: Floodwater

    The picture shows a village – situated on the slope of a hill – inundated by floodwater. Some of the lower buildings and some lower floors of houses have been flooded.

    … awareness among the public of flood events because they have an immediate impact on human activities as they can cause personal injury and material damage. The time … awareness among the public of flood events because they have an immediate impact on human activities as they can cause personal injury and material damage. The time …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-2: Herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden

    The picture shows herring spawn. It is possible to see six transparent eggs adhering to each other, with larvae inside.

    … to deposit their spawn. However, the nutrient inputs into the Baltic Sea, caused by human activity, lead to a reproduction boom in algae unsuitable for oviposition, … to deposit their spawn. However, the nutrient inputs into the Baltic Sea, caused by human activity, lead to a reproduction boom in algae unsuitable for oviposition, …

  • News from 28.04.2025 | Last changed: 10.06.2025

    Risks and benefits of inhibitors in agriculture

    Acker neben Wiese mit Bäumen im Hintergrund

    … several of the active substances pose a risk to both the environment and to human health. For example, some of the substances are potentially toxic to aquatic …

  • Press release 06/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Many bisphenol A alternatives may be endocrine disruptive

    Reagenzkolben mit Flüssigkeit

    … of Very High Concern (SVHC) under REACH due to its endocrine disruptive effects on human health, the environment and its reprotoxic effect. The present research … for BPA, but it is also suspected to have endocrine disruptive effects in humans and the environment. There are considerable gaps in the data for an …

  • Press release 31/2023 from 05.09.2023 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    Water resources must be better protected

    Water splashing on someone's hands

    … mobile Forever chemicals. In order to assess the risk of PMT/vPvM substances for humans and the environment, it is not the locally measured concentrations that are …

  • News from 20.06.2024 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    UBA and BfN for a green and just transition in Europe

    Picture of the Berlaymong building, seat of the European Commission in Brussels

    … Pollution, especially from chemicals, and noise pollution have harmful effects on human health and the environment. At the same time, chemicals are needed for a green … and developed. Furthermore, biodiversity and intact ecosystems are essential for human well-being, including food security, climate protection and adaptation to …