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  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the German Ordinance on Surface Waters. last … charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the environmental quality standard (EQS) indicate that chemicals are occurring in concentrations which are … Organic Pollutants (POPs) Related contents Das Stockholmer Übereinkommen Related publications Waters in Germany Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Tags chemicals river …

  • Article from 22.05.2019 | Last changed: 28.05.2019

    Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    … Pollutants (POPs) Persistent organic pollutants are subject to long-range transport and also occur in the environment far from their source. They accumulate in the suspended solids of watercourses and in the food chain. They are toxic to humans and wildlife. last update on … der Landwirtschaft Flüsse unter Stress – die Oder Fachbereich IV Related publications National Implementation Plan of the Federal Republic of Germany to the …

  • Article from 04.01.2019 | Last changed: 04.01.2019

    Sustainability evaluation of case studies

    … discussion at 10.09.2018 last update on 04.01.2019 In parallel with the research and documentation of best-practice case studies on sustainable chemistry, UBA (FG IV … with stakeholders in the context of sustainable chemistry strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement of the reference framework through four case … fourth evaluation level (Agenda 2030): The aim is to assess the extent to which a project makes its maximum possible contribution to the SDG. If a project cannot …

  • 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

    … low carbon technologies need resources, too. Source: Umweltbundesamt In the RESCUE project, the German Environment Agency (UBA) explores the nexus between climate protection and associated resource requirements. Using six scenarios, different development … can be found here. Associated content Links European and National Resource Forum Publications Scientific Opinion Paper: Resource-Efficient Pathways towards …

  • Landing page from 22.08.2024

    Data Search

    … Data Search Data Search Here you will find diagrams, infographics, maps and tables for direct download. Data Search Data topics (-) Show all Klima (130) Energie (23) 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 Konsum (9) Umwelt und Wirtschaft …

  • Article from 30.09.2025 | Last changed: 01.10.2025

    Resources Commission at the UBA (currently inactive)

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … Commission at the UBA (currently inactive) Resource policy is an international and cross-policy field of action Source: bibi / Fotolia.com The Resource Commission … Resources Forum 2020 online Press release: Resources Commission established Publications A resource-efficient Europe – A programme for climate, competitiveness …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor

    Finnwal

    … kilometres which may reduce the naturally available communication range of blue and fin whales to as little as 1%. last update on 29.02.2016 Underwater sound … noise such as from airguns. The model will be further developed in a follow-up project to enable its applicability to other marine regions. One such region is the … gehen im Getöse unter Die Welt 9.5.2014 Airgun-Signale wirken 2000 Kilometer weit Publications Assessment of potential for masking in marine mammals of the Antarctic …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.10.2020

    Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back”

    a man in a street collecting waste

    … Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back” Waste disposal in England (copperplate engraving, H. Phyne, 1805) Source: Sammlung Erhard A selection of … for Waste Disposal"). It was implemented in the same year by the companies Schmidt and Melmer (manufacturer of waste containers, Weidenau/Sieg). In 1923 Dr. Ing. habil Heinrich Erhard took over the management of the information centre, expanding it in the following period and managing it until the beginning of the 1960s. …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … (SF₆), which has a very high global warming potential, is used for insulation and arc quenching in switchgear. SF₆ emissions have been successfully reduced thanks … not only from an environmental but also from an operator's point of view. Project on the recovery of SF 6 from electrical equipment In the research project

  • Article from 11.07.2024 | Last changed: 11.07.2024

    Eco-friendly transport refrigeration

    … Eco-friendly transport refrigeration Transport of refrigerated and chilled products like food is on the rise worldwide. Whether goods are … used refrigerants by climate friendly refrigerants. Associated content Links IKI-Project „Greener reefers“ for sea containers (2024) Truck refrigeration with CO2 and … system in field test (2016) thematic page: Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Publications Nachhaltige Kälteerzeugung – Untersuchung der Energieeffizienz …

  • Article from 02.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses

    a black and yellow bus of the BVG with inscription "CO2"

    … Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses Bus of Berlin’s public transport company (BVG) with CO2 air conditioning system Source: Konvekta … for buses New coaches are normally air conditioned. Increasing numbers of city and intercity buses also got mobile air conditioning. I n 1993, the proportion of … buses with CO2 air conditioning in Germany (PDF, in German) DUH Final Report (DBU Project, 2015, in German) Documents Mobile Air Conditioning: Environmentally Sound …

  • Article from 26.03.2019 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Building air conditioning

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … Building air conditioning Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs and use a lot of electricity. Source: kanvag / Fotolia.com It is only recently that … Associated content Links study on residential room conditioning appliances (PDF) Publications The Blue Angel for Stationary Room Air Conditioners – market analysis, …