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  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … The applicant conducts the tests and submits the results to UBA for review. The German Drug Act provides the statutory basis and makes provisions for the protection … The applicant conducts the tests and submits the results to UBA for review. The German Drug Act provides the statutory basis and makes provisions for the protection …

  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … effects of biocides and must grant its approval in the authorisation of biocides in Germany. In addition to its role in the authorisation procedure, the UBA also draws … of such products. The Federal Environment Agency's Biocide information portal (German) provides tips on how to handle biocides to fulfil disinfection, hygiene or … of such products. The Federal Environment Agency's Biocide information portal (German) provides tips on how to handle biocides to fulfil disinfection, hygiene or …

  • Article from 24.02.2025 | Last changed: 31.03.2025

    Guided tours

    … Agency, and former Gas Quarter. Tours by appointment Cost: 1-hour guided tour in German = €60 (group of 20 max.), guided tour in English €80 (group of 20 max.) … Canteen and pond at UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt Seat of the German Centre for Micropollutants (SZB): the listed building "Wörlitzer Bahnhof" … Agency, and former Gas Quarter. Tours by appointment Cost: 1-hour guided tour in German = €60 (group of 20 max.), guided tour in English €80 (group of 20 max.) …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    … The UBA´s headquarter in Dessau-Roßlau Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany Phone: ++49 340 2103-0, Fax: ++49 340 2104-2285 Postal address: Postfach … standard was opened next to the main building. On our  construction project page (in German) you will find information, photos and videos about the project. Part of the …

  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    Environmental guidelines Renewable energies are also used in the Federal Environment … have set ourselves the goal of ensuring that we as an institution adhere to our own environmental guidelines, ranging from using recycled paper for office printers to … report which then exposes us to public discussion. Tags environmental management German Environment Agency environmental guidelines … We feel that it is essential …

  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … issues. last update on 20.01.2023 I. The UBA (overarching vision) Foreword    The German Environment Agency (UBA) is one of the largest environment agencies in … fundamental transformation towards sustainability and a healthy environment in Germany, Europe and all over the world. What we do We believe that a healthy planet … data. For further information see the UBA’s Research Programme (available only in German: Forschungsprogramm des Umweltbundesamtes ). III. Policy and implementation …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    State of the art in safety technology last update on 06.07.2020 Information system … on the state of the art in safety technology The information system INFOSIS in German was developed by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Institute for … ZEMA database (Central Reporting and Evaluation Office for Hazardous Incidents) AIM (interactive information management system) DOSIS The database currently holds …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks The German Environment Agency evaluates and reviews the aspects of nanotechnology … “Environmental Relief Effects through Nanotechnological Processes and Products” (in German with English-language summary) (Bremen University); “Applications of Nanomaterials in Environmental Protection” (in German with English-language summary) (Golder Associates, Celle); “Analysis and …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … rules and regulations. Moreover, we document and analyze industrial accidents in Germany and elsewhere with the goal of avoiding future accidents or at least keeping them to a minimum. German, European and international plant safety requirements Inasmuch as plant … and improving their application in practice. Following is a brief discussion of Germany’s main plant safety regulations. Federal Immission Control Act …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … The refrigerant that has been used in mobile air conditioning systems up to present is the fluorinated greenhouse gas tetrafluoroethane (R134a). In 2013, passenger cars in Germany alone leaked 2,400 tonnes of the greenhouse gas R134a, or 3.5 million tonnes … passenger compartment, measures to prevent generation of sparks, also in accidents (including cutting electric power), as well as education of rescue workers. The BAM …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic To avoid unnecessary stress for animals, … on the protection of the Antarctic flora and fauna (Recommendation XVIII-1). The German Environment Agency has compiled a guide for visitors to the Antarctic based … on the protection of the Antarctic flora and fauna (Recommendation XVIII-1). The German Environment Agency has compiled a guide for visitors to the Antarctic based …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic Once hunted intensively but now the target of … stronger basis for decision making in the authorisation process as foreseen in the German Act to implement the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic … around the ship. Source: L. Lehnert/ITAW Associated content Links Distance Sampling (in Encyclopedia of Environmetrics) Distance Sampling, Online-Book by Buckland et …