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… 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 …

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… of drinking water supplies Safe drinking-water management Source: UBA: WSP-Handbuch Drinking-water is most likely safe if all process steps – i.e. abstraction, … of drinking-water supplies The Federal Environment Agency has completed several projects with partners from water supplies, health agencies and operators of … (2011): Water safety in buildings WHO (2009): Water safety plan manual (WSP manual) Publications Das Water-Safety-Plan-Konzept: Ein Handbuch für kleine …