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  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Epigenetics and Environmental Influences

    DNA stylised

    … Das molekulare Gedächtnis für Umwelteinflüsse Related contents Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Nachhaltige Mobilität Umweltbelastungen der Landwirtschaft Umweltschadstoffe und Alterskrankheiten Belastung des Menschen ermitteln Related publications Guidance …

  • Article from 24.01.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Building Products

    different building products

    … If they are released into the indoor air of buildings, or into the soil and groundwater, they can pose a risk to the environment and human health. Sofar these … materials, mineral building materials and roofing materials can also contain undesirable substances. Substances which have already been banned may also be … with CE marking since 1 July 2013. The German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) lends support to the development and utilisation of building products that …

  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … last update on 22.12.2025 We hereby inform about the supervision of transboundary waste shipment, as required by Article 51 of the European Waste Shipment … shipments; Participation of customs and the Federal Agency for Traffic of Goods (Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität (BALM)) § 11(3) Information of the competent authorities § 11(4) …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … each other and to other elements of the Directive: Economic analysis of water uses under Article 5 and Annex 3. Justification of exemptions under Article 4. Achievement of cost-recovery water prices (including environmental and resource costs) under Article 9 and Annex 3. These three points do not have to be achieved …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … be achieved, by keeping floodplains free of certain uses (details on this can be found in the guidance documents of the federal states, such as the guidance documents … basins, and (3) Elimination of vulnerabilities. The programme breaks new ground in flood risk management in Germany, as it understands the principle of solidarity by implementing preventive measures as a …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … rain hits the earth's surface, part of it seeps into the soil and contributes to groundwater recharge. Another part is temporarily stored in the soil or evaporates, and … im Cluster Wasser, Hrsg. Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 2021. UBA 2021: Bodenversiegelung in Deutschland Tags climate change global warming flood … Floods are … im Cluster Wasser, Hrsg. Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 2021. UBA 2021: Bodenversiegelung in Deutschland … Floods - how they form and how we influence them …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … making it possible to automatically recognise and classify plankton species in underwater images. Marine ecosystem models are often used for marine scientific … and then combined into an overall assessment using specific assessment rules. A fundamental distinction is made between the assessment of pressures (e.g. … with the EQS for the river basin-specific pollutants (PCBs, organotin compounds, various metals) is included in the assessment of the ecological status.  The …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … in the Kadettrinne. In these coastal areas, unique extensive ecosystems are to be found, e.g. the Wadden Sea and its eelgrass meadows or mussel banks. Heavy maritime … in anti-fouling ships’ paint, the introduction of ICCT Report 2017, p. 14 , Umweltbundesamt, 2016 , CO2 emissions from maritime traffic , Third IMO GHG Study 2014 . … Ships Detailed information on the contents of the different annexes are to be found on the website of the  Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur into the sea and generates continuous underwater noise, which can interfere with marine animals' communication. In … ecological risks. For example, exploration activities generate high levels of underwater noise that can harm marine life, and catastrophic spills continue to … ausgewählter Indikatoren und Bewertungsansätze für die Meeresumwelt und Konkretisierung von Umweltzielen im Rahmen der Umsetzung der …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … for all life on Earth. They produce half of the world's oxygen, are home to around 80 per cent of all animal species and cover almost three quarters of the Earth's … surface. The oceans play a key role in the climate system, as they absorb around a third of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by humans from the atmosphere … Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater noise disturbs and harms whales, dolphins and fish in particular. In the …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … contents Indikator: Eutrophierung von Flüssen durch Phosphor Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Übergangs- und Küstengewässer Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Seen Indikator: Ökologischer …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … diseases last update on 11.05.2012 Circulatory diseases An excessive amount of sound, whether in terms of intensity or of duration, can have lasting adverse effects on health or cause physiological damage. Sound has an effect on the whole organism, inasmuch as it triggers stress reactions … effects can manifest even through exposure to low level non-harmful levels of sound encountered in the environment, for example, traffic noise. As a psycho-social …