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  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental effects of pharmaceutical substances

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    … amphibians. Disruptions to the hormonal systems of animals can result in reduced testes size, decreased sperm mobility, or intersex development, all of which impair … their ability to reproduce sufficiently, leading to a population decline (2). The tested concentrations ranged from 5 to 6 ng/L EE2, which are very low levels but can …

  • Article from 20.01.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Entry, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environm

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    … diseases (33%) Pain and inflammation (13%) Nervous system disorders (11%) Gastrointestinal diseases (7%) Regulation of the hormonal system (6%) Diabetes (5 %) … Disruptions to the animals' hormonal systems may manifest as smaller testes, reduced sperm mobility, or the development of intersex characteristics. …

  • Article from 09.07.2018 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    News

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    … News Impressions from a mesokosmos of control from the injection sequence test Source: UBA last update on 09.07.2018 Actual projects Project Partner of EU … in the risk assessment of pesticides? S. Carl, Dissertation, Umweltbundesamt Latest publications Contardo-Jarra, V., Meinecke, S., Feibicke, M., Berghahn, R., …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter

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    … "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter Six issues per year with information in compact form – "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter Source: Umweltbundesamt Our "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter reports on the latest activities and work results of the …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … is essential that the findings of preliminary investigations also be assessed using test values, in such a way that the particularities of each individual setting are … und Altlastenverordnung (BBodSchV) regulation, whose Annex 2 contains testing and measurement criteria for specific contaminants and exposure pathways, as …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products Building products which come into contact … various test conditions shows that the analysed test methods are appropriate for testing the leaching of organic substances as well as for the release of inorganic …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

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    … emissions can be problematic. The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) researched the emissions behaviour of pine wood and derived particle …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

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    … last update on 06.11.2015 Chemical research at UBA The Chemical Safety Division tests chemicals and compounds in its own laboratories, making use of the results to … for example to support the further development of policies, test guidelines and testing methods if they no longer correspond to the current state of knowledge. …

  • Article from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Risks and opportunities in responding to the coronavirus crisis

    … by great insecurity, fear and existential worries place their trust in tried-and-tested routines. This is a protective mechanism to regain security and control. This … by great insecurity, fear and existential worries place their trust in tried-and-tested routines. This is a protective mechanism to regain security and control. This …

  • Article from 06.06.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    The virus has made it clear: the future is now

    … wayside, allowing our institutions to take action. All of a sudden, the tried and tested arguments of interest-driven politics – economic constraints, technological … wayside, allowing our institutions to take action. All of a sudden, the tried and tested arguments of interest-driven politics – economic constraints, technological …

  • Article from 11.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The coronavirus pandemic and protecting the climate – some discus

    … through new working time models, providing support to informal structures, and testing out the idea of a basic income for all; a strengthening and expansion of the … and ecology, applied statistics, globalization and local economy. Oliver Foltin Protestant Institute for interdisciplinary research (FEST), economist, is associate …

  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … atmosphere would remain the same or continue to rise. This also explains the greatest danger posed by SRM, the so-called termination shock. If the use of SRM were to … be reflected on the light-colored upper surface of the clouds. MCB is already being tested in small-scale field experiments, for example over Australian coral reefs, in …