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  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic Once hunted intensively but now the target of monitoring projects: the humpback whale Source: iStockphoto/Thinkstock … Ministry of Education and Research provided funding for the infrared camera. … Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas Especially in the winter time the air can be contaminated with fine dust from chimneys and stoves Source: Grzegorz … Polak / Fotolia.com Smoke from house chimneys can lead to unpleasant odours in the neighbourhood and be harmful to health. last update on 22.08.2019 Use of wood …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly Older people's health can also … mark / Fotolia.com Not only children can react particularly sensitive but also the health of adults and particularly the elderly is determined by environmental …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … materials Even today, harmful formaldehyde from wood-based materials and other products is still offgassing into indoor air. Low-emission products are now … reasons, new and renovated buildings are more air-tight now than they used to be. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has achieved, that the test conditions have been …

  • Article from 21.05.2015 | Last changed: 21.05.2015

    UMID: Notes for authors

    … UMID: Notes for authors last update on 21.05.2015 General The UMID publishes both submissions solicited by the editors and unsolicited submissions of original articles. The posts should be clearly structured and represent facts in an easily …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service In the context of climate change, alternative protein sources are becoming increasingly important. Source: F_A / pixabay.com / CC0 The magazine "UMID: Environment and Human Health - Information Service" (German: … is published annually in 2 issues. It provides information on current topics in the fields of environment and health, environmental medicine and consumer …

  • Article from 23.04.2020 | Last changed: 23.04.2020

    Opinion of the Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM)

    Opinion of the Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM) The Human Biomonitoring Commission has published opinions on many substances in … Referenzwerte für Schadstoffgehalte Revised and new reference values for some trace elements in blood and urine for human biomonitoring in environmental medicine …

  • Article from 08.07.2024 | Last changed: 08.07.2024

    Members of the Human Biomonitoring Commission

    Members of the Human Biomonitoring Commission The members of the Human Biomonitoring Commission are appointed by the President of the

  • Article from 09.01.2019 | Last changed: 09.01.2019

    Members of the Indoor Air Hygiene Commission

    Members of the Indoor Air Hygiene Commission The members of this commission are appointed by the UBA President for a period of …

  • Article from 15.09.2023 | Last changed: 15.09.2023

    Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission)

    A rubber glove coated hand removes a test tube out of a  test tube rack.

    … Human Biomonitoring Commission (HBM Commission) The commission advises the Federal Environment Agency in questions of human biomonitoring. Source: … (HBM) is an important tool in environmental medicine to assess and evaluate the level of internal exposure of the general population, population groups and …

  • Article from 30.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    Indoor Air Hygiene Commission

    A modern livingroom

    … Indoor Air Hygiene Commission The IRK developes recommendations on various issues and problems concerning indoor … on various issues and problems with biological and chemical substances in the air indoors. last update on 30.01.2024 Indoor Air Hygiene Commission (IRK) UBA’s Indoor Air Hygiene Commission provides expert advice to the President of the Agency on various questions of indoor air hygiene. The members …

  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    The Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)

    skyscrapers with glass fronts and urban canyons

    The Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) Non-specific afflictions experienced by people who … workers mainly in new office buildings feel ill after extended periods of time at the workplace or at the end of the working day. These complaints vanish when these … addressed by experts in the fields of indoor space and occupational psychology. … The Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) …