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  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Epigenetics and Environmental Influences

    DNA stylised

    Epigenetics and Environmental Influences DNA Source: nobeastsofierce / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency has initiated a research project in the field of epigenetics. Epigenetics explains the influence of …

  • Article from 24.01.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Building Products

    different building products

    … , binders or as fire retardants in floor and wall coverings. Plastics and wood-based materials, mineral building materials and roofing materials can also contain … emissions from building products in the EU Initiatives to promote a high level of environmental and health protection in the implementation of the EC Construction …

  • Article from 18.08.2016 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Reducing pollution through product design

    Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer.

    … and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer. Source: hinterher The environmental and health impacts associated with products – from the … of its value creation and material life cycle and take targeted steps to foster environmentally just innovations. The purpose of ecodesign is to find … for which there is a whole range of check lists, manuals and software solutions based on the life cycle assessment method. International, European and German …

  • Article from 12.06.2015 | Last changed: 12.06.2015

    Products

    Shopping Mall

    … Source: 06photo / Fotolia.com There is a huge variety of products as well the environmental impact which is the inevitable consequence of today’s consumerism. … provide guidance and orientation. The UBA is committed to promote a wider use of environmentally friendly products and their success on the market. last update on …

  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … Shipment Act und is punished with imprisonment of up to fifteen years or a fine. Data about enforcement are available in the tables below. To that the following additional remarks: The data of the Federal States on transport checks can overlap with the figures of the …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … in the selection of water protection measures. In order to achieve the desired environmental objectives, the most cost-effective combination must be selected from … the starting point of the analysis and the level of ambition (especially regarding data requirements). While the Ecosystem Services Approach starts with identifying … treatment methods to remove nitrate from raw water. This is one result of the UBA research project " Quantification of agriculturally induced costs to secure drinking …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … new areas can be reclaimed. The designation of a floodplain is not arbitrary. It is based on the natural framework conditions, which are oriented to the extent of a … of all rivers in Germany with a catchment area larger than 1,000 square kilometres. Research project shows effectiveness of the nationwide measures planned so far In an … heating oil can account for up to 70 % of the damage to buildings and cause major environmental damage to water bodies and soils. The federal states can make further …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … The range of changes in runoff expected due to global warming can be quantified based on different climate model projections (so-called ensembles) compared to a … balance models. Model implementation is continuously improved and is the subject of research. Calculations (in German: KWRA 2021 ) on the annual flood discharges … is given based on the representative concentration path 8.5 - "continue-as-is". Data source: German Federal Institute of Hydrology. Source: Verändert nach …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment In Germany there are EU-wide environmental quality standards and national environmental quality standards for the … toxicity tests are available for all levels, this factor is generally 10. If data is missing, it will be 100 or more. Some environmental quality standards have … Where no analytical method satisfying this requirement exists, monitoring is to be based on the best available techniques not entailing excessive costs. Since …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … outdoors. In the year 2000 the state of Baden-Württemberg developed a scientific based index system for the assessment of air quality. A 1-hour cut-off value of 120 … outdoors. In the year 2000 the state of Baden-Württemberg developed a scientific based index system for the assessment of air quality. A 1-hour cut-off value of 120 …

  • Article from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

    Checklists for drawing up safety reports

    … Checklists for drawing up safety reports last update on 24.06.2015 Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents … support the preparation, auditing and inspection of sector-specific Safety Reports. Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents …