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  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream restoration structures … & J. Wogram. Better define beta – optimizing MDD 1 (minimum detectable difference) when interpreting treatment-related effects of pesticides in semi-field and field …

  • Article from 15.03.2016 | Last changed: 15.03.2016

    Dioxins

    Dioxin

    … are also in the group of chlorinated hydrocarbons. They comprise a substance group that have a varying number of chlorine atoms attached to a biphenyl molecule. A … of meat and dairy products. Depending on the fat content, fish may also be more or less contaminated with dioxins, but in Germany, fish is consumed in small volumes … different lists of these factors exist which must be taken into consideration when comparing data. The most common reference framework applied in environmental …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 04.12.2015

    Fate-study Irargol

    … <0.2 µg/L. M1 is formed from Irgarol, for example, in degradation processes such as that caused by the effects of UV radiation and showed little evidence in summer of decrease in water and sediment. M1 would thus appear to be even more persistent than the mother substance. A European risk assessment within the … <0.2 µg/L. M1 is formed from Irgarol, for example, in degradation processes such as that caused by the effects of UV radiation and showed little evidence in summer of …

  • Article from 20.01.2012 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Technology

    Graph of the individual components of artificial stream and pond system: measuring stage, ponds, platform ponds, channels, work platform Groove, screw pump, control room, online instruments

    … specifications The basic components of the artificial stream and pond system: Work platform Control room Measuring platform Measurement technology Streams Screw … for continuous (online) measurements. Work platform above the ponds For maintenance work, sampling, and operating the measuring platform Working platform of TNb-, TOC … for continuous (online) measurements. Work platform above the ponds For maintenance work, sampling, and operating the measuring platform … The control room is equipped …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 02.02.2024

    SAICM

    Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

    … the umbrella of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Source: zurbagan / Adobe Stock The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a … In its 2022 status report, the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health estimates that at least 1.8 million deaths worldwide can be attributed to individual chemicals. Low-income countries bear the greatest burden. As the global turnover of chemicals will almost double …

  • Article from 09.03.2012 | Last changed: 02.03.2016

    CLP Regulation

    … in individual cases – if regulation at EU level is necessary. It is thought that this is the case for active substances in biocidal and plant protection … of minimum classification . According to this, it is in the first instance the less stringent classification which applies in those cases – in other words, those … for the classification has access to data which necessitate the application of more stringent classification, he is then obliged to adapt the classification …

  • Article from 10.03.2016 | Last changed: 10.03.2016

    Stockholm Convention

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … Organic Pollutants? Persistent organic pollutants are organic chemical substances that possess a particular combination of physical and chemical properties, … Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The POPs Protocol entered into force on 23 October 2003. More information can be found on the CLRTAP  website. The Stockholm Convention on … UNECE Protocol on POPs, the Stockholm Convention is an international treaty that aims to eliminate or restrict the production, use and release of POPs. More

  • Article from 30.04.2024 | Last changed: 13.06.2024

    REACH for Consumers

    … Take advantage of your right to information under REACH ! It sends a clear message that you do not want to buy products that contain Substances of Very High Concern. A … consumed, fewer chemicals entered into the environment and the food chain, and less waste incurred.  Extend the lifetime of products, e.g. by mending them instead … products is available via the database. The database will be further filled when companies receive numerous SVHC requests from interested consumers.  A list of …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Artificial stream and pond system

    Hall and grounds with artificial guttering

    … of 1.6 km total length, 16 ponds, approximately 5 km of pipe network equipped with more than 60 pumps, 360 valves and appropriate technical measuring equipment. The … controllable, but simplifying laboratory experiments and field studies, which are less controllable, but more realistic compared to the field situation. One objective … from groundwater to wastewater (ground water, tap water from the plant’s own water works, water of different conductivity, waste water: mechanically or biologically …

  • Article from 07.09.2015 | Last changed: 07.09.2015

    REACH – What is it?

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … while enhancing competitiveness and innovation. The basic principle of REACH is that producers, importers, and downstream users assume responsibility for their … in circulation before 1981. Producers only obligation was to provide information when an evaluation by authorities had proven gaps in knowledge about the chemical or …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … request, the ECHA may grant authorisation, which requires the applicant to prove that the risks of the substance can be controlled or that the socio-economic benefit … a formal assessment procedure. To classify as SVHC the chemical must display one or more of the following properties: carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction … issued for a limited time. The ultimate goal is to substitute these substances with less problematic chemicals. Restriction is another means of chemicals regulation …

  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … have increasingly reported about traces of pharmaceuticals in the environment. When endocrine substances drew special attention in the 1990s, public debate also … and the environmental impact of pharmaceutical residues. There was also concern that antimicrobial feed additives was increasing resistance to antibiotics and that … Umwelt Eintrag, Vorkommen, Wirkungen von Arzneistoffen in der Umwelt Konzepte und Minderungsstrategien Umweltaspekte bei der Zulassung von Humanarzneimitteln Related …