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  • Article from 01.02.2016 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Low-emission zones in Germany

    Road sign for  a low-emission zone

    … the tax class and EURO standard recorded in the car registration book, and which is regulated by the labelling regulation in the 35th Ordinance for the Implementation of the Federal Immission … the tax class and EURO standard recorded in the car registration book, and which is regulated by the labelling regulation in the 35th Ordinance for the Implementation …

  • Article from 25.05.2011 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Quality assurance principles

    … coordination of quality assurance activities for the measurements of the compounds regulated by EU Directive 2008/50 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. … gas chromatographs”, applied exclusively for measurement of synthetic test gases, e.g. in interlaboratory comparisons or test gases in cylinders. Monitoring of … disseminate national standards for air quality monitoring activities pursuant to EU regulations and thus ensure the metrological traceability of air quality data. These …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … Forms of reactive nitrogen which are especially relevant to the environment are the gases ammonia (NH 3 ), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), nitrous … nitrogen emissions were often not effective enough, as legal requirements and regulations were limited to individual emission areas or only affected one …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … Ozone Ozone is a colourless and toxic gas, and one of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere. The natural ozone layer which occurs in the atmosphere at … ozone … Ozone is a colourless and toxic gas, and one of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere. The natural ozone layer which occurs in the atmosphere at …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … - and is on the rise! +++ OTHER TOPICS: Air quality in Germany in 2018 | Regulations for the restriction of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels | … - and is on the rise! +++ OTHER TOPICS: Air quality in Germany in 2018 | Regulations for the restriction of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels | …

  • Article from 17.09.2009 | Last changed: 22.07.2020

    Climate and greenhouse effect

    sun and blue sky

    … effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect Climate is described in terms of mean values, … exclusively man-made are entering the atmosphere. All of these substances and gases, including water vapour and ozone, have a special characteristic: They allow … radiation that is reflected from the Earth’s warmed surface. As a result, these gases’ molecules are transformed into a so-called energetically “excited state”, …

  • Article from 10.08.2010 | Last changed: 30.06.2021

    Climate change

    the Earth

    … as well as large-scale deforestation. Agriculture and animal husbandry produce gases such as methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (laughing gas, N 2 O). Carbon dioxide, methane and laughing gas are among the gases with high global warming potential. An accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere tends to bring about a warming of the lower atmosphere. …

  • Article from 21.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Precautionary principle

    … is one of the main principles of German environmental law. It is expressly regulated in article 34 (1) of the Unification Treaty as a self-imposed commitment … principle as a legal provision in environmental law by means of various regulations, rendered it specific and implemented it as an instrument. It has at the …

  • Article from 11.05.2017 | Last changed: 11.05.2017

    German Environmental Survey, GerES

    Collage

    … Carcinogenic substances can get into household dust from road traffic exhaust gases. Source: CC Vision Noise can make people sick in the long term. Source: style …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

    Some labeled brown flasks

    … have already been attributed to particular substances, then, according to the Regulation on Hazardous Substances, these may no longer be used in end products. … have already been attributed to particular substances, then, according to the Regulation on Hazardous Substances, these may no longer be used in end products. …

  • Article from 11.05.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Endocrine disruptors

    A baby sits among cuddly toys with a ball in its hand.

    … that do not create a risks for humans and the environment. The new plant protection regulation of the EU will prohibit the marketing of endocrine disrupting products … that do not create a risks for humans and the environment. The new plant protection regulation of the EU will prohibit the marketing of endocrine disrupting products …

  • Article from 02.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.08.2022

    Substances in building products

    A construction worker lags a slab.

    … from building products used in indoor spaces. European Construction Products Regulation European trade of construction products has been facilitated by the European Construction Products Regulation.  It defines a framework for the approximation of laws governing laws of … from building products used in indoor spaces. European Construction Products Regulation European trade of construction products has been facilitated by the …