… Avoiding pollutants in construction materials Good planning can cut pollutant … substances into the environment during the building phase, says a new study by the German Environment Agency (UBA). The research project investigated two typical new … for surface waters, in part significantly. Many further substances, however, were present in normal concentrations. The biocides and herbicides detected can have …

… can endanger our water resources over a long period of time. That is why the German Environment Agency – in line with the European chemicals regulation REACH – … examined 76 samples from surface water, groundwater and bank filtrate at 13 German drinking water suppliers. They found chemicals to be present in every water sample. The scientists identified numerous PFAS – mostly …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural … countries. Associated content Links UBA thematic page on geothermal energy (in German) Publications Tiefe Geothermie - mögliche Umweltauswirkungen infolge …

… Speed limits on motorways clearly cut down CO2 emissions German Environment Agency calculates CO2 savings brought by speed limits on federal … greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Westend61 / Getty Images A general speed limit on German federal motorways would allow reductions of greenhouse gas emissions ranging … on the actual limit imposed. These are the results of new calculations by the German Environment Agency (UBA). President Dirk Messner of UBA said: “A speed limit …

… The German Environment Agency celebrates its 50-year anniversary The German Environment Agency celebrates its 50-year anniversary Celebrate with us …

… German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary Adults are back in focus in the German Environmental Survey. Source: Fotolia/Dashk (edited by Agentur Naumilkat) In … health, and chemicals. Here’s a timeline of the survey's major milestones. … German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary …

… cities and municipalities from all over Europe are participating, including the German cities Frankfurt/Main, Erfurt and Würzburg. Press release No. 28/2016 | … Associated content Links Kick-off event on 16.09.2016 (in German) Map: campaigns in Germany (in German) Information for municipalities (in …

… KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study The pumping station on the Eider … Art License (http://artlibre.org/licence/lal/en/) 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 KM-I-6: … DWD (CDC) Operation of pumping stations safeguards lowland areas On the North German coast, the scenery of entire regions is characterised by lowland areas. The …

… Office of the Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics now located at the German Environment Agency Managing the Energiewende requires up-to-date and … Associated content Links further information about AGEE-Stat (in German) Renewable energies – the figures All press releases Tags renewable energy …

… Chemicals, Health, Water Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic Sea …