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  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … stress for animals, minimum distances are to be kept any time. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Antarctica is not only a very sensitive ecosystem, it is also a hostile … buildings is often prohibited for the sake of visitor safety. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA It is especially important not to leave the group when travelling in Antarctica. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Rusting remnants from the whaling era - old drums now serve only as a photo …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … of monitoring projects: the humpback whale Source: iStockphoto/Thinkstock The UBA assesses whether a planned project or journey to Antarctica poses a threat to … However, the current state of knowledge about whales in Antarctica is limited. UBA is therefore providing funding for projects to close these knowledge gaps. last … models visualise the geographic distribution of suitable habitats on forecast maps which can be transferred to areas with no data on the occurrence of whales. …

  • 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

    … and fireplaces are in use and . Air emission measurements commissioned by the UBA showed that wood combustion exhaust gases are a significant source of fine dust … maritime shipping Manual on Methodologies and Criteria for Modelling and Mapping Critical Loads and Levels and Air Pollution Effects, Risks, and Trends - … and fireplaces are in use and . Air emission measurements commissioned by the UBA showed that wood combustion exhaust gases are a significant source of fine dust …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … influence age related diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer disease. Therefore UBA has the intension to deal with the role of environmental pollutants and the … influence age related diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer disease. Therefore UBA has the intension to deal with the role of environmental pollutants and the …

  • Article from 13.02.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2020

    Environmental protection in specific law

    … Erneuerbare Energien Anwendungslabor für Künstliche Intelligenz und Big Data am UBA Umweltaspekte bei der Verschreibung von Arzneimitteln Zugang zu …

  • Article from 06.10.2022 | Last changed: 07.10.2022

    Environmental justice – Environment, health and social conditions

    Where we live is a determining factor for how much we are affected by environmental influences.

    … than socially advantaged people. Under the heading of “environmental justice”, the UBA works on the subject of the (uneven) distribution of exposure to environm. … Fields of action for research, policy and practice One main goal pursued by UBA and other actors in the context of “environmental justice” is the development … in Europe. Assessment report" (2012) (englisch) Tagungsdokumentationen Difu/UBA-Fachtagung Potentiale für mehr Umweltgerechtigkeit im städtischen Raum Difu: …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … are more air-tight now than they used to be. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has achieved, that the test conditions have been adapted to the state of the … 0.1 ppm (124 µg/m³). This value was introduced by the former German public health office, the Bundesgesundheitsamt , as a formaldehyde guideline back in 1977 and … stands for 'lowest concentration of interest') of 100 µg/m 3 . Need for action and UBA response The key test conditions for the marketability of wood-based materials …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    … Limits for Acidification and Nutrient Nitrogen Creation of a harmonized land cover map as an example for the entire region of the Geneva Air Pollution Convention …

  • Article from 01.02.2016 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Low-emission zones in Germany

    Road sign for  a low-emission zone

    … data. Associated content Links Web site: Low emission zones in Europe Interactive map service Low emission zones in Germany (tabular illustration) List of clean air …

  • Article from 25.05.2011 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Quality assurance principles

    … “Ambient Air Quality” The German Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt – UBA) serves as the national reference laboratory, together with the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Affairs ( Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt … Community interlaboratory tests. Compliance with the standard was secured when the UBA’s National EU Reference Laboratory introduced a quality management system, which …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … (Delhi) 8. Int. Nitrogen Conference 2021 (Berlin) INI2021: Presentation by the UBA president International Nitrogen Initiative European Nitrogen Assessment CLRTAP: …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Particulate matter (PM10)

    … onwards can be found (station-by-station). Associated content Links Interactive map service (in German) Documents Information on particulate matter PM10 (65.30 kB) …