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  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … stains also contain biocides. Source: marcfotodesign / Fotolia.com Biocides are substances and products which are used to combat pests such as insects, mice and … Federal Environment Agency reviews whether these biocidal products and their active substances pose a risk for the environment. A biocide can only be authorised if risk … Only then can applications for authorisation of biocidal products which contain substances on the list be submitted in the EU Member States. The authorisation of …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    … Treatment Section III 2.5 Monitoring Methods, Waste Water Management Section IV 2.4 Substances Hazardous to Water - Ecotoxicological Laboratory Section IV 2.5 Trace … Treatment Section III 2.5 Monitoring Methods, Waste Water Management Section IV 2.4 Substances Hazardous to Water - Ecotoxicological Laboratory Section IV 2.5 Trace …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … measures aim first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent … Hazardous Incident Regulation (Störfall-Verordnung) Operators handling dangerous substances above certain thresholds are subject to the EU’s Seveso II Directive, which also applies to installations that are presumed to use such substances in an industrial chemical process that could potentially go out of …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … to emissions from motor vehicle air conditioning systems prohibits the use of this substance in new passenger cars and similar commercial vehicles as of 1 January … The automobile industry has considered carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and a fluorinated substance, 2,3,3,3‑Tetrafluoropropene (1234yf), as alternative refrigerants. For the … fluorinated substitute refrigerant 1234yf as a refrigerant is a relatively new substance with specific properties that must be considered when used as a …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … solvents such as toluene, pesticides, fine dust in ambient air and hormonal substances such as bisphenol A. In the scientific literature there are a number of … solvents such as toluene, pesticides, fine dust in ambient air and hormonal substances such as bisphenol A. In the scientific literature there are a number of …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Environmental impact on people

    Eine Kuh grast auf einer Wiese, dahinter stehen Einfamilienhäuser. Hinter den Häuser ragen riesige qualmende Schornsteine empor.

    … publications Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for …

  • Article from 23.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Commissions and Working Groups

    etwa 10 Leute sitzen auf einer Veranstaltung an U-förmig aufgestellten Tischen mit Namensschildern und Laptops, vorne läuft ein Beamer

    … publications Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for five substances Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … found on our page dedicated to formaldehyde . Although legal regulations (Hazardous Substances Ordinance/ Prohibition of Chemicals Ordinance) have led to a significant … of the “Announcment of Analytical Procedures for Sampling and Investigations for Substances and Groups of Substances listed in the annex to the Prohibition of …

  • Article from 25.05.2011 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Quality assurance principles

    … These measurement standards are realizations of the mole (the SI unit of amount of substance) as primary gas mixtures or primary measurement methods to calibrate the … pour la Quantité de Matière (CCQM), and Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance – Metrology in Chemistry.  Participation results in securing international …

  • Article from 13.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    Reactive nitrogen

    Annual nitrogen inputs into the German environment – sectoral percentages of total inputs 1995-2014

    … nonreactive molecular nitrogen (N 2 ), is in a great many organic and inorganic substance compounds and of vital importance to all life processes. The availability … nonreactive molecular nitrogen (N 2 ), is in a great many organic and inorganic substance compounds and of vital importance to all life processes. The availability …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … of intensive solar radiation via photochemical processes from the precursor substances nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. High ozone concentrations … of intensive solar radiation via photochemical processes from the precursor substances nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. High ozone concentrations …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … service and other decision-makers +++ UMID 02/2024 April 2024 MAIN TOPIC: Hazardous substances released from corroding munitions in the seas – Danger for humans and … MAIN TOPIC: Drinking water – a safe common good as well with regard to radioactive substances +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Treatment of swimming and bathing pool water – The … 2020 MAIN TOPIC: No textiles without chemicals +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: UV filter substances in cosmetics – Evaluation of their endocrine properties and resulting …