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  • Article from 20.07.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Emissions and degradation products

    Look from outer space: the Indian Ocean

    … products Sun and clouds over the Indian Ocean Source: NASA Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases, i.e. partially fluorinated hydrocarbons, fully fluorinated hydrocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride) are used for purposes such as refrigerants, foam blowing agents in certain foam …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 04.04.2024

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs

    blue sky and white clouds

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs Some fluorinated greenhouse gases, halons and … content Links EU Commission about F-gases EU Commission about ODS Montreal Protocol Publications Hydrofluorocarbon Emission Reduction: A Crucial Contribution to Climate …

  • Article from 24.07.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2021

    Safe management of drinking water supplies

    Scheme of the Water Safety Plan concept: What can go wrong in our water supply? What risks does this cause for our supply? How can we control them? How do we know that they are under control?

    … approach can be universally applied, irrespective of the type of raw water source used, the size or the complexity of the water supply. For practical implementation … physical or radiological agent in the water supply system which may cause harm to public health. Hazardous events in the WSP context are incidents or situations which …

  • Article from 02.08.2019 | Last changed: 19.08.2019

    Information on the O3 exceedance table

    … at all. Exceedances of the long-term goal are already being documented. Data made public The German Environment Agency publishes tables of the preliminary, … an individual measuring station to the appropriate monitoring centre. Another cause can be a malfunction of the measuring instruments themselves. Related contents …

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … since 2007. last update on 29.12.2022 Flood risk management The enormous damage caused by recurring floods, illustrates how important it is to deal with precautionary … Since the Elbe flood in 2002, the term flood risk has become established in public discussion and in legal regulations. In this context, flood risk is a …

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    … How is formaldehyde classified in the EU? Formaldehyde is a substance that has been used industrially for a long time and was originally mainly used to preserve … (PDF) Related contents Innenraumluft Bauprodukte Related publications Gesund und umweltfreundlich renovieren Leitfaden zur umweltfreundlichen …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … on a literature review. Based on that it will be derived which test systems must be used in order to be able to make specific statements on the ecotoxicology of these … Nanomaterialien Nanotechnik Nanotechnologie Innovative Produktionsverfahren Related publications Standardization of Methods on the Fate and Behavior of Nanomaterials in …

  • Article from 28.11.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2020

    Nanotechnology

    Nano structures

    … and to identify further need for action. On the one hand UBA supports the use of nanotechnology with ecological potential and it funds innovations suited to … UBA webpage: Health: Nanomaterial UBA webpage: Economics: Nanotechnology Related publications Standardization of Methods on the Fate and Behavior of Nanomaterials in …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    Publications last update on 11.09.2017 Publications 2023 Herzog, S. P., Galloway, J., Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream … Kullwatz, J., Gergs, R. Effects of Copper Ions on Non-target Species: A Case Study Using the Grazer Theodoxus fluviatilis (Gastropoda: Neritidae). In: Bulletin of …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … Dioxins The dioxin database includes data analysis, reports and publications on dioxins Source: Umweltbundesamt The term 'dioxin' commonly refers to … on 15.03.2016 What are dioxins and dioxine-like PCBs? Dioxin is the common term used to refer to a group of chlorinated dioxins and furans of similar chemical …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 04.12.2015

    Fate-study Irargol

    … is an antifouling boosting agent, which has increasingly been used as a biocidal agent in antifouling coatings for ship hulls after the EU ban on … zum Spurenstoffzentrum (2016-2021) Spurenstoffe in Gewässern Related publications Groundwater discharges of biocides from façades in urban regions Take …

  • Article from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 05.06.2015

    Effect study "Irgarol"

    … Irgarol® Irgarol® is in the group of s-triazines and a biocidal agent which is used as an anti-fouling coating for marine vessels to prevent the attachment of … zum Spurenstoffzentrum (2016-2021) Spurenstoffe in Gewässern Related publications Groundwater discharges of biocides from façades in urban regions Take …