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  • Newsletter from 10.06.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2021

    … No checks are performed during the approval stage to ascertain how the individual substances work when combined. The substances are only evaluated separately. As a consequence, undesirable impacts on … The restriction process is a central instrument of REACH to regulate risks of substances by means of a restriction or prohibition for certain concentration ranges …

  • Newsletter from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 15.10.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 5/2025

    … gaps in the supply chain on environmental exposure - case study of a PBT substance The REACH Regulation (EC 1907/2006) ensures chemical safety by requiring …

  • Newsletter from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2018

    … population. The teams are visiting the participants at home and measuring harmful substances in urine and blood samples, conducting interviews and, among others, … (CFCs) and thus stopped the further destruction of the ozone layer by these substances. The switch to alternatives to CFCs with their high global warming …

  • Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

    In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

    Stau

    … that the stricter limit values applicable from 2030 will be met for almost all substances, with only PM2.5 and NO₂ exceeding the thresholds in isolated cases. Full …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2025

    … the discovery of mono-n-hexyl phthalate in urine samples from children. The substance was also detected in adult urine samples as part of the sixth German … in trees from 1985 to 2022 Trifluoroacetic acid is a persistent and highly mobile substance whose levels in deciduous and coniferous trees have risen sharply over the …

  • Newsletter from 13.04.2017 | Last changed: 13.04.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2017

    … For most biocides the environmental burdens resulting from the emission of these substances into the environment are not adequately known. A national monitoring …

  • Article from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 23.04.2021

    Advancing REACH

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

    … authorities, the duration oft he procedure and the role oft he committees. WP 5.2 Substance Evaluation The aim of this work package was to come up with proposals to … chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. substitution of hazardous substances or corporate social responsibility of companies). Link: UBA Texte …

  • Article from 04.03.2024 | Last changed: 04.03.2024

    Pollutant emissions into surface waters

    Picture from river in Germany

    … was considerably improved in recent decades in Germany. Nevertheless, hazardous substances are still emitted into surface waters. Reducing emissions is mandatory. … emissions have to be reduced further. Marine waters are the sinks for many substances transported in rivers. To protect the marine environment, the EU has …