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  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … heating oil can account for up to 70 % of the damage to buildings and cause major environmental damage to water bodies and soils. The federal states can make further … heating oil can account for up to 70 % of the damage to buildings and cause major environmental damage to water bodies and soils. The federal states can make further …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment In Germany there are EU-wide environmental quality standards and national environmental quality standards for the assessment of chemical substances. On o fit …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … and priority hazardous substances are monitored and assessed on the basis of environmental quality standards (EQS). The assessment of compliance with the EQS for … noise. Specific criteria and methodological standards for describing good environmental status were also defined for the descriptors in a supplementary … and priority hazardous substances are monitored and assessed on the basis of environmental quality standards (EQS). The assessment of compliance with the EQS for …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … maritime policy.. last update on 02.02.2022 Facts about maritime shipping and its environmental impact About 6,000 years ago, ships took up conquering the oceans and … ; adopted 2004, in force since 2017) International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships ( Hong Kong Convention , adopted 2009 but …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … urgently needed, everyone can contribute to effective marine conservation by making environmentally conscious choices when consuming fish and seafood . The oceans also …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … at local, national, regional and global levels. It has been shown that a poor environmental status of the seas and coasts also has a negative impact on their … level, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) also aims to achieve good environmental status. To this end, the federal states and the coastal federal states …

  • Article from 15.09.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Assessment of watercourses

    two women are fishing in the water to take some samples

    … Water Framework Directive). Chemical status is determined from the defined EU-wide environmental quality standards .There are two classes of chemical status. If the environmental quality standards are complied with, the status is "good", otherwise … Water Framework Directive). Chemical status is determined from the defined EU-wide environmental quality standards .There are two classes of chemical status. If the …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … effects are to be avoided. Higher risk of heart attack The relationship between environmental noise, noise in the work place, and heart attacks (myocardial … analysis. Such risk estimations have a major part to play in decisions relating to environmental and health policy. The results of the meta-analysis are contained … exposed to traffic noise. Ear plugs can help to reduce sleep deprivation due to environmental noise. Improved sound insulation (closing windows or fitting windows …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Overview

    … project 200 43 256, "development of a model-based assessment system for regulatory environmental protection", Janicke Consulting on behalf of the German Environment … project 200 43 256, "development of a model-based assessment system for regulatory environmental protection", Janicke Consulting on behalf of the German Environment …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023

    Risk management in river basins

    … of airborne emissions and the hazards of fire and explosions. The significance of environmental protection – and the protection of ground and surface water in … China's Emergency Response Center in collaboration with Tsinghua University and the Environmental Monitoring Station of Jilin. The German checklist was taken as a …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … may be embedded in transport law as well as in other areas, for example in the environmental regulations governing the planning and authorisation of roads. … Transport into the European Emissions Trading System has been analyst form an environmentally, economically and legal point of view by Tim Bäuerle, Jakob …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … Although the 1974 Federal Pollution Control Act (BimSchG) meant the term “environmental degradation” to refer to all noise pollution factors as a whole, from … air traffic noise Effect of time of day on noise effects Unlike many other types of environmental degradation, noise effects vary considerably depending on when they … (e.g. banning trucks on Sundays). Measure ranking The watchword in the field of environmental policy is first avoid, then mitigate, then compensate. In other words, …