… Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated information about air and other topics related to this most important elixir of life. Find out here how air … pollution and point out measures to combat it. last update on 16.12.2013 Number of the week: 145 145 µg/m³ - the concentration of hazardous particulate matter (PM2,5) … Week 48: Every year there are about 6 million premature deaths worldwide which are traceable to high levels of air pollution. Week 49: Only 14 of the 48 Low Emission …

… Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act The ElectroG requires proper disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Source: SGappa / Fotolia.com The aims of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) are "to protect the …

… products may be a major source of indoor air pollution Source: BG/FOTOLIA.com The Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products (AgBB) develops … testing and assessment criteria for building products suitable for indoor use. The AgBB provides a uniform, transparent and comprehensible health-based assessment … of Building Products (AgBB) Building products can contribute significantly through their emissions to the pollution of indoor air by volatile organic compounds ( VOC …

… and a circular economy, because current development is leading us to exceed the planetary boundaries and thus threatening the future and well-being of mankind. last update on 29.02.2024 Sustainability in … pollution or damage to health must be massively and globally pushed back. At the same time, chemistry is indispensable for human well-being because it provides …

… Chemical contamination in the Antarctic Appearances are misleading Source: Rita Fabris / UBA Contaminants can persist in the environment for a long time and be transported over long distances. They have …

… SDG Poster "17 goals to transform our world" Source: UN Communication Material The “SDG pathways” project develops and applies a modeling approach for integrated … transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation criteria are given by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide an ambitious set of goals and targets for the environmental, social, and economic transformation until 2030. last update on …

… Green IT Green IT – efficient and friendly to the environment Source: j-mel / Adobe Stock Digitalisation can help to decrease the demand for energy and raw materials, but it can also add to the burden on the climate and environment. Green IT helps to steer digitalisation to …

… Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood Source: … its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and resources (DigitalRessourcen)’ investigates these interrelations with the aim of identifying strategic levers for sustainable …

… The final PMT/vPvM criteria after public consultation The final PMT/vPvM criteria after public consultation Source: Michael Neumann / UBA …

… The third PMT Workshop 2021 The third PMT Workshop 2021: “Getting control of PMT substances under REACH” Source: …