… Water Reuse Water Reuse, the use of reclaimed water from treated wastewater, has been a long-established reality in many (semi)arid countries and regions. It helps to alleviate water scarcity by supplementing limited … “ (2012) there is still significant potential to extend water reuse in response to climate change and water scarcity but a lack of common requirements prevents …

… Requirements for Water Reuse The EU Regulation 2020/741 of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum requirements for water reuse entered into force on 26 … Objectives and core elements of the EU regulation The regulation aims to alleviate climate change related water scarcity by fostering water reuse agricultural … The regulation adds to already existing EU environmental legislation as the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive ( 91/271/EWG ), the Water Framework Directive ( …

… Water Resource Management last update on 29.12.2021 Water is a vital and limited resource. There are legal provisions on its sustainable management, … Flood Risk Management Directive , the Industrial Emissions Directive and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive . Germany has fully transposed the requirements of …

… Extreme Events / Climate Change Although often ignored, the effects of climate change impact the physical environment, the ecosystems and the human societies in Germany already today. Extensive changes have been …

… Their substitution with non-biocidal alternatives is the key to achieve proper and sustainable use . Existence of non-biocidal alternatives also needs to be … harmful fouling organisms can be used to reduce the use of biocidal antifoulings and their unintended effects on non-target organisms and the environment to the minimum necessary. This is especially of relevance for …

… management of harmful organisms, the German Environment Agency (UBA) conducted and still conducts several projects. last update on 23.11.2022 Until now, the … solutions (incl. efficacy requirements) Concept study for the development and validation of criteria for the assessment of biocide-free alternatives (only … of "microwave in curative wood preservatives", "sewer traps for rat control" and "underwater boat cover slides and mats against fouling for pleasure boats" (only …

… you will find an overview of reference values for assessing the human toxicological and ecotoxicological risk of micropollutants in water bodies. Threshold or guideline … be used as a reference value. Reference values for surface water, drinking water and groundwater are presented. last update on 21.08.2022 For the assessment of the relevance of micropollutants, a precautionary and hazard-based approach was chosen by the “Federal Strategy on Micropollutants” …

… is made up of up to 15 experts from authorities, industry, academia, environmental and water associations. The committee meets at regular intervals to conclusively … Agency prepares a brief dossier in accordance with the procedure for the selection and evaluation of micropollutants developed in the federal government’s Trace … Evolution and Diversity Dr Kerstin Röske, Saxon State Ministry for Energy, ⁠Climate Change Mitigation⁠, Environment and Agriculture, Unit 44 – Surface Water …

… The German Centre for Micropollutants: About us Learn more about the goals and tasks of the German Centre for Micropollutants. last update on 20.09.2022 Background Our waters and wastewater are increasingly polluted by what are known as trace substances … and the quality of drinking water. Many of these chemicals enter our waters via wastewater from households (pharmaceuticals, household chemicals and personal care …