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  • Article from 27.10.2022 | Last changed: 27.10.2022

    WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management

    Schild des WHO CC Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control

    … Federal Environment Agency in 1994. Since 1999 the WHO CC belongs to the Agency’s ‘Environmental Hygiene’ department, located in Berlin. New WHO Global Air Quality … Federal Environment Agency in 1994. Since 1999 the WHO CC belongs to the Agency’s ‘Environmental Hygiene’ department, located in Berlin. New WHO Global Air Quality …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I

    pedestrians in a city

    German Environmental Survey 1985-1986, GerES I The population's exposure to contaminants is determined by health-related environmental monitoring Source: mickey hoo / Fotolia.com last update on 19.03.2018 …

  • Article from 21.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Precautionary principle

    … remediation. If there is a risk to the environment - that is to say, if environmental damage is foreseeable with a reasonable degree of probability - the … therefore leads us to act in good time and with foresight in order to avoid environmental pollution. The two dimensions of the precautionary principle are risk … or uncertain knowledge of the nature, extent, probability and causality of environmental damage and dangers, one acts in a precautionary manner to prevent such …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    German Environmental Survey 1990-1992, GerES II

    Girl and boy, their parents and grandparents are sitting on a lawn in a park.

    German Environmental Survey 1990-1992, GerES II Children and adults were involved in the German environmental Survey 1990 to 1992. Source: Monkey Business / Fotolia.com last update …

  • Article from 11.05.2017 | Last changed: 11.05.2017

    German Environmental Survey, GerES

    Collage

    German Environmental Survey, GerES The environmental survey investigates the exposure of the population to environmental

  • Article from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Project DEMOCOPHES

    Mutter und Kind beim Memory-Spielen, die Mutter deckt ein Kärtchen mit einer Schlange auf, der Junge schaut neugierig unter die Karte, bevor sie ganz aufgedeckt ist

    … In Germany this was specialist department II.1.2 for toxicology and health-related environmental monitoring of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) under the direction … of experience with the implementation of environment-related population studies (environmental surveys) and is also part of the international COPHES working group, …

  • Article from 15.09.2013 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Allergies

    A girl blows her nose. In the background is a flower meadow with daisies an dandelion.

    … to public health. Therefore, the Federal Environment Agency examined the spread of environmental contact allergies in a research project in German with a focus on … on the significance of airborne contact allergens. The Federal Environment Agency Environmental Survey for Children (KUS) was the first to investigate the allergenic …

  • Article from 14.12.2016 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

    … by MCS attribute these symptoms to exposure to different kinds of chemicals and environmental noxae, whereby even very low concentrations, which do not cause health … definition of which symptoms pertain to MCS nor do verified findings on the environmental causes of the symptoms exist. According to the consensus criteria …

  • Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 25.10.2022

    Human biomonitoring

    many phrases in the field of biomonitoring

    … intheskies / Fotolia.com Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool of health-related environmental monitoring with which populations are examined for their exposure to … last update on 21.10.2022 Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a tool of health-related environmental monitoring. In human biomonitoring, human body fluids and tissues are … or populations is analysed. Human biomonitoring plays an essential role in environmental health and the assessment of pollution levels in the population, …

  • Article from 20.08.2019 | Last changed: 20.08.2019

    Environmental medicine

    A blood sample is taken from someones arm.

    Environmental medicine Environmental impacts affect our health. Source: Thomas Brugger / Fotolia.com The …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

    Some labeled brown flasks

    … of individual VOCs are very low and represent no risk to health. In the German Environmental Study, the Federal Environment Agency has drawn up a representative … choose products and materials which are particularly low in emissions. They can use environmental labels such as the Blue Angel to help them. If they are intending to …