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  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 04.04.2024

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs

    blue sky and white clouds

    … Source: CC Vision Substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) which deplete the ozone layer have long been subject to an international phase-down on their … is one of the most serious ecological and economic challenges now facing the human race. The Kyoto Protocol, which is the most important and most prominent climate …

  • Article from 24.07.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2021

    Safe management of drinking water supplies

    Scheme of the Water Safety Plan concept: What can go wrong in our water supply? What risks does this cause for our supply? How can we control them? How do we know that they are under control?

    … all process steps – i.e. abstraction, treatment and distribution – are working as they should. This requires proper management during planning, construction and installation, operation and maintenance of the entire system from catchment to consumer. Also, good understanding of these processes facilitates early identification of potentially present weaknesses. …

  • Article from 02.08.2019 | Last changed: 19.08.2019

    Information on the O3 exceedance table

    Information on the O3 exceedance table The table shows the up-to-date number of days of ozone exceedances in the current … Another cause can be a malfunction of the measuring instruments themselves. … Information on the O3 exceedance table

  • Article from 06.03.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Formaldehyde

    Gronspanplatten gestapelt

    … Formaldehyde Wood-based materials are one of the main sources of formaldehyde in indoor air. Source: Pixelot / Fotolia.com … materials and consequently also furniture and building products made from them may contain formaldehyde as an adhesive component. Formaldehyde is considered to be carcinogenic. We answer the most important questions from the perspective of indoor hygiene. last update on …

  • Article from 28.11.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2020

    Nanotechnology

    Nano structures

    … Nanotechnology Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: eugenesergeev / Fotolia.com Nanotechnology … of structures and materials on a nanometre scale. Nanotechnology deals with the production and application of processes and materials composed of structurally … in at least one dimension. last update on 28.11.2019 Nanotechnology for mankind and the environment – Seize upon opportunities, reduce risks In other words, …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … 2022 Rothmeier, L.M., Martens, A., Watermann, B., Grabow, K., Bartz, J., Sahm, R.: The Danubian cryptic invader Theodoxus fluviatilis (Gastropoda: Neritidae) in the River Rhine: a potential indicator for metal pollution? Ecotoxicology 31 (2022), …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … Dioxins The dioxin database includes data analysis, reports and publications on dioxins Source: Umweltbundesamt The term 'dioxin' commonly refers to a group of chlorinated dioxins and furans of … Tests have shown that, with few exceptions (e.g. courgettes), dioxins are rarely traced in vegetables but are instead attached to them or grass by soil particles. …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 04.12.2015

    Fate-study Irargol

    … 04.12.2015 Behaviour and fate of chemicals in aquatic systems Behaviour and fate of the algicide Irgarol in water and sediment of flowing and stagnant water systems … been used as a biocidal agent in antifouling coatings for ship hulls after the EU ban on tributyltin (TBT). Irgarol is a photosynthesis inhibitor and is therefore very toxic for higher plants, algae and aufwuchs …

  • Article from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 05.06.2015

    Effect study "Irgarol"

    … analyses of aufwuchs (biological surface film) in stagnant water mesocosms under the effect of the anti-fouling agent Irgarol® Irgarol® is in the group of s-triazines and a … highly toxic for higher plants, algae and surface growth. The substance has been traced in relevant concentrations of up to 4.2 µg/L in both coastal waters and inland …

  • Article from 20.01.2012 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Technology

    Graph of the individual components of artificial stream and pond system: measuring stage, ponds, platform ponds, channels, work platform Groove, screw pump, control room, online instruments

    … system Source: Vera Gutofski last update on 20.01.2012 Technical specifications The basic components of the artificial stream and pond system: Work platform Control room Measuring platform … UBA Gutters segments Source: UBA Flow test in the gutters with sodium florescein tracer as tracer Source: UBA Supervision on a microcosm of the gutters Source: UBA …

  • Article from 11.03.2014 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Projects

    … Projects last update on 11.03.2014 The following is a collection of the projects undertaken. You find the publications that published, provided that they are not directly linked, in the

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    SAICM

    Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

    … SAICM SAICM works under the umbrella of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Source: zurbagan / Adobe Stock The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a voluntary …