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  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the German Ordinance on Surface Waters. last update on 22.04.2020 … some chemicals, their production, use and release is subject to international regulation under the Stockholm Convention. For a more detailed assessment of these …

  • Article from 22.05.2019 | Last changed: 28.05.2019

    Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    … pollutants (POPs). The Convention was transposed to applicable EU legislation (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004) and entails extensive reporting requirements for the Member States. The German Ordinance on Surface Waters also regulates 14 of the POPs . The Ordinance on Surface Waters defines environmental … were used for many years in certain fire-fighting foams and in electroplating. The regulations in the Stockholm Convention require that other substances in this group …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

  • Article from 11.07.2024 | Last changed: 11.07.2024

    Eco-friendly transport refrigeration

    … transport refrigeration units contain fluorinated refrigerants acting as greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These substances need to be replaced by refrigerants having … on a comparison of countries Tags CO2 refrigeration technology freight transport F-gases partially fluorinated hydrocarbons refrigerant refrigerated transport … …

  • 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"

    … Environmentally Sound Alternatives (1.38 MB) Tags bus CO2 air conditioner F-gases refrigerant refrigerant R744 tetrafluoroethane … Buses are eco-friendly means …

  • Article from 21.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Heat pumps

    Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … Application domains and emission reduction Fluorinated greenhouse gases, which are used as refrigerants, blowing agents, propellants, fire … – Prospects for Phasing Out (2010) shows that measures aimed at avoiding the use of F-gases and replacing them with more eco-friendly solutions are well within the …

  • Article from 27.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change … gases peak in Germany in 1995, mainly caused by the domestic production of F-gases. After a sharp decline in 2000, emissions rise steadily again until 2017. …

  • Article from 20.07.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Persistent fluorinated greenhouse gases

    The atmospheric concentration increases. It was 10 ppt in 2020.

    Persistent fluorinated greenhouse gases Due to the stability of SF6, the … Source: AGAGE last update on 20.07.2023 Long-lived fluorinated greenhouse gases are characterized by a long atmospheric residence time and a global warming … Report) Trends in Atmospheric Sulfur Hexafluoride Interim report (EMPA 2021) Tags F-gases greenhouse gas emission partially fluorinated hydrocarbons refrigerant …