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  • Article from 15.02.2016 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division III

    Dr. Bettina Rechenberg

    … of risk, the feasibility of using inherently safe technology, and ways to handle substances that are hazardous to water. Environmental degradation tracking Using … of risk, the feasibility of using inherently safe technology, and ways to handle substances that are hazardous to water. Environmental degradation tracking Using …

  • Article from 27.05.2016 | Last changed: 13.09.2016

    Innovative production processes

    … and resources through functional optimization, substitution of the use of hazardous substances). Innovative techniques may have significant ecological advantages and … and resources through functional optimization, substitution of the use of hazardous substances). Innovative techniques may have significant ecological advantages and …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 22.01.2014

    Waste oil

    Three barrels of waste oil

    … of all other waste oils is permitted, provided they do not contain any harmful substances that may accumulate in the products. It should be noted that waste oils … total halogen content of more than 2g/kg may not be regenerated unless the harmful substances are with certainty destroyed during regeneration. Diosposal Waste oils … regeneration is not appropriate due to high concentrations of additives or harmful substances may be recovered for energy purposes as a replacement for normal fuel in …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 09.12.2020

    Underwater noise

    … Noise effects of the use of land-based wind energy Screening study on hazardous substances in marine mammals of the Baltic Sea Assessment of communication masking …

  • Article from 16.12.2016 | Last changed: 13.01.2022

    Protocol on Water and Health

    a women is drinking a glass of water

    … 309 REACH: Guidance and Methods for the Identification and Assessment of PMT/vPvM Substances Literature review and assessment of available toxicological data for PFAS …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 30.07.2019

    Drinking water

    … this risk to practically zero. In some cases we could potentially be exposed to the substances in drinking water on a daily basis throughout our lives. This is why it’s so important to make sure that foreign substances are kept out of our drinking water as much as possible, and as a …

  • Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 20.10.2016

    Harmful substance properties

    Harmful substance properties When is a product considered low-polluting and low-emissions? … are used to answer these questions. last update on 17.02.2016 Evaluation of harmful substances in products There are a number of different, complementary methods to …

  • Article from 28.03.2014 | Last changed: 28.03.2014

    Toxic substances in products

    two little boys are playing with plastic toys on the floor

    Toxic substances in products Plastic toys can contain chemicals harmful to health. …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … flux. For example, earthworms and other macrofauna transport nutrient-rich organic substances to lower soil substrates. The activities of soil fauna suppress … functions in soil ecosystems, and in particular have a highly beneficial effect on substances that are key for plant growth, via the following processes: Plant residue …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 11.08.2020

    Environmental Specimen Bank

    photo of a women working in the Environmental specimen bank

    … at temperatures below -150 degrees Celsius so that chemical composition of the substances remains unchanged for decades.  The archive for environmental specimen is … at temperatures below -150 degrees Celsius so that chemical composition of the substances remains unchanged for decades.  The archive for environmental specimen is …

  • Article from 23.08.2013 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Organization

    … Agency“ in cooperation with the federal states developed a list of priority substances relating to the Hazardous Incident Ordinance in 1994. For chemicals of … Environmental Agency“ charged the Research and Advisory Institute for Hazardous Substances (FoBiG) in Freiburg with the development of AEGL values in 1998. This was …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … and health risk. last update on 26.02.2014 A pollutant is a chemical or other substance whose properties and concentrations are potentially hazardous to the environment and/or human health. Soil can be polluted by natural substances such as the minerals contained in the rock from which soil is formed that … The main soil pollutant groups are as follows: heavy metals and arsenic; organic substances and organic compounds; residues of non-biodegradable pesticides, …