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  • Article from 24.01.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Building Products

    different building products

    … releases contaminants prior to marketing. However, consumers have a right to information about whether building products contain Substances of Very High Concern in concentrations of more than 0.1 per cent. In fact, this information has become an obligatory feature on building products with CE marking … releases contaminants prior to marketing. However, consumers have a right to information about whether building products contain Substances of Very High Concern …

  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … 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 … 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 …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … 2015 ". The economic analysis can be found in chapter 6 of each management plan. In addition to the description of macroeconomic indicators, the economic importance of … objectives can be justified on the basis of the specific reasons stated there. In addition to natural conditions and technical impracticability, these include the … an appropriate share of the costs incurred by the water service provider. In addition, the charging policy is to be designed in such a way that incentives are …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … areas, decentralised infiltration and temporary storage of precipitation water in addition to protection against heavy rainfall are becoming increasingly important … for damage caused by floods. Private households and businesses must therefore additionally and voluntarily obtain natural hazard insurance. The flood check of the …

  • 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 results differ considerably depending on the region and season (IPCC 2014). In addition, to the intensification of the hydrological cycle, the weakening of the … Field Earth and Environment of the Helmholtz Association Damage potential In addition to climate-induced changes in the water balance and human intervention in … the results differ considerably depending on the region and season (IPCC 2014). In addition, to the intensification of the hydrological cycle, the weakening of the …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … this standard is set legally and measures against this pollution have to be taken. Additionally a 7-point chemical water quality classification provides an important …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    … Sport event organisers should inform participants when ozone levels are high. In addition, elevated ozone levels should also be reported via the media if certain … Sport event organisers should inform participants when ozone levels are high. In addition, elevated ozone levels should also be reported via the media if certain …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    … had visited these events. Loud techno music and dancing are part of the event in addition to the throwing of coloured powders especially at hourly countdowns. … could be the basis for a risk assessment of the coloured powders is missing. In addition, the producers and festival organizers do not always declare all … Other ingredients like flow aids or preservatives are authorized foodstuffs or food additives. Health hazards The negative health effects of the inhalation of holi …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … This helps to assess the marine environment and counteract negative trends. In addition to traditional sampling with ships and aircraft, innovative methods such as … ecosystem models are also used to determine necessary nutrient input reductions. In addition to marine models, modelling the situation in river catchments also plays a … describe the biological status of marine waters in the broadest sense. In addition, biotope types and biological features must be assessed in accordance with …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). MARPOL comprises the original agreement, two additional protocols and six annexes. Annexes I to VI regulate the different kinds … , "… ships have the nationality of the State whose flag they are entitled to fly". Additionally, Article 94(1) of this Convention prescribes that "every State shall …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … underwater noise, which can interfere with marine animals' communication. In addition, accidents and shipwrecks pose an ongoing risk, as oil and other pollutants … and pharmaceutical residues harm marine life and accumulate in the food web. Additionally, plastic waste (micro-, meso- and macroplastics) poses a severe threat …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … agents of which are now detectable in seawater, sediment and living organisms. Additionally, the ongoing climate change and the associated increase in warming and ocean acidification have additional global impacts on marine ecosystems, as well as technological …