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  • Press release 37/10 from 21.06.2010 | Last changed: 27.06.2013

    Unadulterated swimming fun

    … as with all bodies of water, they are exposed to a great many outside factors and uses and as such, are subject to possible pollution. Water quality is therefore … directive, of which 373 are on the coast of the North and Baltic Seas, 1873 are inland waters, and 33 are along rivers. The low number of river bathing areas is due …

  • Press release 25/2011 from 27.04.2011 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

    Federal Environment Agency: The sky over the Ruhr is blue again!

    … conjunctivitis among children. Elevated concentrations of sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) caused trees to die and eventually led to acidification of soil and bodies of water.  … in power plants, the reduction of sulphur content in fuels, and less use of coal-fired heating in households have all helped to significantly improve air quality in Germany. According …

  • Press release 15/2023 from 25.05.2023 | Last changed: 30.05.2023

    The German Organic Waste Campaign launches Organic Waste Bin Challenge 2023

    Garden waste bin

    … | 25.05.2023 Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency: "For the use of composts and digestate from organic waste, clean separate collection of … the quality of the products created and can lead to pollutants entering the soil used for agriculture. For this reason, the ⁠UBA welcomes the fact that the organic …

  • Press release 23/2017 from 09.06.2017 | Last changed: 23.06.2017

    Too much fertiliser: drinking water could become more expensive

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … could become markedly more expensive in many regions across Germany, and it is because of the high levels of nitrate groundwater contamination. More than 27 per cent … the measures included in the amended Fertiliser Ordinance are claimed by the Land ministry of economic affairs to be up to €111.7 million per year; in other …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM2.5

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM2.5 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 54 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … targeting stationary sources (e.g., power plants, waste incineration facilities, households/small-scale consumers, and various industrial processes), as well as … Environment Agency (UBA), and applied to the entire area of Germany. This is done using a spatial resolution of 2 x 2 km². The PM2.5 data are then combined with … targeting stationary sources (e.g., power plants, waste incineration facilities, households/small-scale consumers, and various industrial processes), as well as …

  • DzU article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 24.04.2025

    Indicator: River eutrophication by phosphorus

    A graph shows the measuring points that do not comply with the orientation values for phosphorus for the years 1982 to 2023. These are divided into quality classes depending on the level of exceedance. The proportion without exceedances has increased. The proportion of medium and severe exceedances (QC IV) has fallen sharply.

    … of water bodies (eutrophication) with phosphorus is one of the biggest problems because it triggers excessive growth of algae and aquatic plants. When these die, they … currently shortages in the supply of precipitants (e.g. aluminum salts), which are used to remove phosphorus from sewage in wastewater treatment plants. If these …

  • Press release 15/11 from 17.03.2011 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Examples to follow

    … installation draws attention to the CO 2 emissions produced by the unbridled use of the Internet; Néle Azevedo’s melting ice figures and the Danish group Gruppe …

  • Press release 10/11 from 21.02.2011 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    New design for DEHSt website

    … tag clouds and info boxes can customise searches with just a few clicks of the mouse. Press release No. 10/11 | 21.02.2011   In addition to user-friendly navigation, the advanced search function makes finding information … (GSB), the content management system of federal administrations, was used to re-design the DEHSt website. It enables applications such as creating …

  • Cover from 29.01.2026

    Greener Agriculture

    Pesticides are widely used

    … for a Bluer Baltic Sea Agenda Information Registration Location: Ozeaneum, Meeresmuseum, Stralsund Germany Date: 5-6 November 2015 The Greener Agriculture for a Bluer … role in the event. Report from 2014 conference … Location: Ozeaneum, Meeresmuseum, Stralsund Germany Date: 5-6 November 2015 The Greener Agriculture for a Bluer …