… First OECD Test Guideline on the investigation of nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: … / Fotolia.com The OECD Test Guideline No. 318 features the very first standardized test method particular for nanomaterials adopted by OECD. It is one … within legislations on chemical safety. 11.10.2017 With this Test Guideline a standardized method is now available which determines the dispersion stability of …

… claim the amount of litter in the world's oceans to be up to 142 million tonnes and that there are up to 18,000 pieces of plastic waste for every square kilometre … to be lost in the Baltic Sea every year, where they continue to 'fish' adrift and are able to kill for a long time. Press release No. 31/2015 | 18.09.2015 These … on 19 September as International Coastal Cleanup Day. An appeal has been sent to more than 5,000 young people. You can join the cleanup campaign in your …

… pollution. Source: Alekss / Fotolia.com Forests cover 30% of Germany's land area and fulfil a number of important functions: they are the habitat of plants and … and so are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) which have been banned in Germany for more than 30 years. DDT – an insecticide which has been banned for a long time and …

… The impacts of climate change are already being felt in Germany today - and they will continue to intensify in the future. This has a significant impact on the health and prosperity of people in Germany. Timely and anticipatory adaptation to the … and civil protection Water Economy Cross-cluster fields of action You can find more about the climate impacts and adaptation options in the individual fields of …

… BD-R-3: Protected areas As far as plants and animals are concerned, climate change constitutes an increasing stress. Source: … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BD-R-3: Protected areas Nature reserves and national parks are specially protected areas which provide refuges in which … This is why, in view of climate change, the biotope network is becoming ever more important, in order to improve the migration and distribution opportunities …

… is named water body type 2022 Germany’s most important source of drinking water and guarantor of ecosystems must enjoy lasting protection Water Body Type of the Year 2022: Groundwater Source: Andreas Kücha The motto of World Water Day 2022 is “Groundwater: Making the … condition due to excessive nitrate pollution. Pesticide residues can be detected at more than half of all measuring points. Significantly less nitrate and pesticides …

… features ozone forecasts. The app can display expected ozone levels for the current and two following days. An automatic alert can be activated to notify the user if … provides hourly updates on levels of the health-damaging particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide. The app is both free and ad-free and available for iOS and … app has also been optimised for tablet users. Most of the nationwide data of the more than 400 air monitoring stations originates from the monitoring networks of the …

… Joint press release with the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 40 years of innovative ideas to promote environmental protection … Innovation Programme has funded 733 pilot projects which have saved some 790 thousand tonnes of CO2. The Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) together with the German … material conservation, energy saving, sewage treatment, pollution control and much more. UBA President Maria Krautzberger says: "The Environmental Innovation Programme …