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  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … especially the division of tasks between the federal level, the level of the (Bundes-)Länder (federal states) and the local-level is explained among others in “ A … Agency has also actively supported the work done by IMPEL since it was founded in 1992. IMPEL aims to support the effective implementation and application of … events with enforcement experts, which took place as regional events in Dortmund, Berlin, Speyer and Hamburg. The participants discussed the challenges they face …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … can enter waters through industrial or municipal effluent dis https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/service/glossar/l charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the … chemicals, their production, use and release is subject to international regulation under the Stockholm Convention. For a more detailed assessment of these substances … coal and petroleum processing. These properties are why several PAHs are regulated under REACH and are subject to far-reaching restrictions on their use. The Ordinance …

  • Article from 22.05.2019 | Last changed: 28.05.2019

    Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    … PCB in suspended solids in the Elbe river. Germany's National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants contains an overview … Standards and Assessment Related contents Das Stockholmer Übereinkommen Per- und polyfluorierte Chemikalien (PFC) Indikator: Eutrophierung von Flüssen durch Phosphor Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben zu Nanomaterialien Indikator: Stickstoffüberschuss der …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … gas emissions – but low carbon technologies need resources, too. Source: Umweltbundesamt In the RESCUE project, the German Environment Agency (UBA) explores the … use and greenhouse-gas emissions in Germany. last update on 24.06.2020 Background A systems approach is required to explore the mutual dependencies and feedback … a transition process will require measures that go beyond immediate GHG abatement. Understanding the resource and raw material demands for the transition appears just …

  • Landing page from 22.08.2024

    Data Search

    … Luft (16) Fläche, Boden, Land-Ökosysteme (23) Wasser (36) Chemikalien (4) Umwelt und Gesundheit (23) Ressourcen und Abfall (8) Verkehr (15) Land- und Forstwirtschaft (31) Private Haushalte und

  • Article from 30.09.2025 | Last changed: 01.10.2025

    Resources Commission at the UBA (currently inactive)

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … and to outline science-based pathways toward a good life within planetary boundaries. Mission: The use of natural resources such as raw materials, water, land, … Resources Commission established Publications A resource-efficient Europe – A programme for climate, competitiveness and employment Low Resource lifestyles and …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor

    Finnwal

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor Airguns in the Antarctic – Underwater noise in one … effects Detrimental effects of underwater noise Dialogues on the waste prevention programme II Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.10.2020

    Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back”

    a man in a street collecting waste

    … for Waste Disposal”) bought the collection. The ZfA was integrated with the founding of the German Environment Agency in 1974. The "Erhard Collection" thus became … Exchangeble-bin- and -floor-system Umladestelle im Wechseltonnensystem, Dortmund (1911) Source: Sammlung Erhard Bürstenwaschmaschine für das Wechseltonnensystem, … Crefeld (1913) Source: Sammlung Erhard Abfuhr der Wechseltonnen, Dortmund (1928) Source: Sammlung Erhard Wechselbodensystem, Hannover (1908) Source: …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … time, this substance accumulates in the atmosphere. Fluorinated alternatives fall under the PFAS definition Electrical switchgear containing fluorinated greenhouse … of electrical energy without the use of SF 6 (Konzept zur SF 6 -freien Übertragung und Verteilung elektrischer Energie) was being conducted on behalf of the Federal … significantly. Emissions of electrical equipment in Germany Source: Umweltbundesamt Associated content Links Voluntary agreement for switchboards (PDF, in …

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … SF6 has been in use since the late 1960s for myriad purposes such as a soundproofing gas in insulating glass, as an insulation and extinguishing gas in … gas-based products and processes. Within the framework of the Advisory Assistance Programme (AAP), other countries, such as Bulgaria or the Ukraine , are supported …

  • Article from 27.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    … global warming potentials (GWP values). F-gas emissions in Germany Source: Umweltbundesamt Associated content Links New models for inventory compilation of f-gases Ausgangsdaten und Berechnungsmethoden für Kälte- und Klimatechnik Treibhausgasemissionen UNFCCC Reporting Guidelines IPCC Reporting …

  • Article from 20.07.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Emissions and degradation products

    Look from outer space: the Indian Ocean

    … high Global Warming Potential. last update on 20.07.2023 Climate protection programmes The EU has decided to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 … substances have an extremely high Global Warming Potential. … Climate protection programmes The EU has decided to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 …