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  • Article from 27.08.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    National collaboration

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    … of European air pollution abatement policy alternatives. NFCs are institutes that are responsible for producing the national data on critical loads/levels and … Cooperative Program of Modelling and Mapping (ICP M&M) are regularly invited by the Working Group on Effects (WGE) to update their national Critical Loads (CL) data. … of European air pollution abatement policy alternatives. NFCs are institutes that are responsible for producing the national data on critical loads/levels and …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Contaminated sites

    Graphic realization of a multifarious land use

    … contaminated sites are abandoned industrial sites or abandoned waste disposal sites that have caused harmful changes to the soil or other hazards to individuals or the … legal basis for implementing soil protection at a high level of protection. Nevertheless, the inappropriate use and management of land in some places by industry, … plays a minor part. Source: Frauenstein Soil contamination on the site of a gas works. You can see caking in the soil caused by contaminants typical for the …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … like “Leaching of hazardous substances: Class I“. Years of European standardization work are the basis for that simple declaration. Wanted: validation of new test standards The European … inorganic substances from construction products. This offers a practical advantage: when developing new product formulations manufacturers can optimise the leaching …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

    hand holding a flake board

    … investigation was carried out. The antioxidants used in food technology seemed a more promising way to reduce aldehyde emissions. BAM tested this procedure in the … emissions indoors and the odours from these substances are preventing an even more widespread use. The results of the project point out how to reduce these … investigation was carried out. The antioxidants used in food technology seemed a more promising way to reduce aldehyde emissions. BAM tested this procedure in the …

  • Article from 24.09.2015 | Last changed: 24.09.2015

    Plant protection products

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … Chemicals enter the environment every day, but there is hardly a substance group that is used with more purpose and in such large amounts than plant protection products. last update … mist or abrasive dust from treated seeds can be transported to surrounding areas when a plant protection product is spread on a field. Rainwater run-off and drain …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

    A woman in the apron of the chemistry works in the laboratory. You are filled with liquid glass vessels

    … chemicals on the environment. Its research answers questions such as: How do these substances impact individual organisms in ecosystems? How are they … environment. The laboratory test results are also used for the environmental review that is enshrined in chemicals laws. These duties are closely linked to those which … which are used in laboratory or technical tests. External research In addition to doing its own experiments, the Chemical Safety Division also commissions projects to …

  • Article from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Risks and opportunities in responding to the coronavirus crisis

    … society currently finds itself. Over the months to come, decisions will be taken that determine our lives in the 2020s. last update on 09.04.2020 Risks and … We went through a similar experience in the global financial crisis of 2008, when banks were suddenly nationalised. As long as everything appears to be working, … would then become an opportunity. Secondly, the medium-term perspective on the lessons of the corona crisis is important for future concepts of social welfare: the …

  • Article from 16.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    COVID-19: let’s make sure we don’t learn the wrong lesson

    COVID-19: let’s make sure we don’t learn the wrong lesson We are in the midst of one of the biggest global … not just a public health emergency. It’s something bigger. It’s nature telling us that the new global ecology that we have created through our ravaging of Earth’s …

  • Article from 20.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Ecology of data: we should use the coronavirus crisis as ...

    … trends in a magnifying glass. The question isn't just what the coronavirus crisis “does to us”; on the contrary, “what we do” with the crisis is far more relevant. The momentum of the crisis should be used to turn the juxtaposition … sustainability – are based on similar basic principles. It therefore is no accident that both fields make use of the “ecosystem” concept. The sustainability community …

  • Article from 20.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Coronavirus/climate/innovation: why we have to save tomorrow's

    … challenges of tomorrow. To counter the climate crisis, we require more businesses that develop ecological, sustainable products, services and business models. In … growth with an approach to commerce that conserves our natural resources, places less strain on the environment, strengthens regional value chains, recycles … models and livelihoods will be tomorrow. Increased attention must be paid to this when aligning the future rescue packages of the Federal Government after the …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Getting through the crisis: with the right goals in mind

    Getting through the crisis: with the right goals in mind Once again, the world finds itself in crisis mode. The 21st century is still … The way out of the crisis will have to be pursued along the lines of the goals that an overwhelming majority of people in the worlds of business, society and … and energy. But also to health, reducing poverty, ensuring peace, and much more. The current crisis has shown that we have to keep sight of everything. "Better …

  • Article from 23.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Opportunities for transformative learning in the coronavirus cris

    … cris The coronavirus pandemic brings about drastic changes for a great many people. When social life returns to normal once the coronavirus crisis is over, a window of … The coronavirus pandemic brings about drastic changes for a great many people. When social life returns to normal once the coronavirus crisis is over, a window of … registrations and demonstrations by farmers against environmental regulation show that society was already changing before the coronavirus. It is known from …