… are not only an ingredient of perfumes and other cosmetic products, they are also present in detergents and cleaning agents, air sprays, fragrant candles, and in scented oils for burners. There is even perfume for waste bins and hoovers for sale.  Some department stores and offices are scented …

… atmosphere in respect to climate change, to research atmospheric trends, improve forecast models, for the near surface calibration of satellite measurements and for consultation purposes of mitigation policies and evaluation of climate policy …

… WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Drinking-water Hygiene All over the world, … Organization (WHO). The German Environment Agency is a WHO Collaborating Centre for research on drinking-water hygiene. last update on 20.10.2017 The German … relevant topics and developments to national discussion forums. There are at present 24 WHO Collaborating Centres in Germany involved in a broad range of health …

… elsewhere. The result is the degradation of fertile soil, which we need as a basis for life. Erosion limits the functions of soils, pollutes water bodies and damages … 08.08.2022 In principle, both soil loss by water and wind erosion are natural land forming processes triggered by factors such as precipitation, wind, slope and soil … not occur to any significant degree when naturally formed year-round plant cover is present. The currently observable dimension of soil loss in Central Europe is a …

… to be protected Source: Alberto Masnovo / Fotolia.com Despite the growing demand for natural resources and the environmental problems entailed by this demand, in … laws should be based on a life-cycle approach, with the goal of achieving uniform resource conservation laws. This in turn will require the adoption of specific … regulations that address general resource conservation requirements. All of the foregoing should be incorporated into a single piece of natural-resources …

… in plastic films. Source: Ars Ulrikusch/FOTOLIA.com FAQ of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) last update on 06.12.2017 What are phthalates, what are they for? Phthalates are compounds of phthalic acid (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid) with … various alcohols (phthalic acid esters). Phthalates are used mainly as plasticisers for plastics. Their addition is required to give the inherently hard and brittle …