… Noise effects Being ubiquitous, sound is a pivotal dimension of our society, but is often intrusive, disturbing and/or … The biological functions of our body enable us to generate and process sound. For example, we need sound for communication. And while the term refers to what we are able to hear, noise …

… are published on the UBA website. As a federal agency, we are obliged by law under the Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology (BITV 2.0) to make our … which specialise in making PDF files accessible: Deutscher Verein der Blinden und Sehbehinderten e. V.:  www.dvbs-online.de Aktion Mensch e.V.:  www.einfach-fuer-alle.de Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband e.V.:  www.dbsv.org Forschungsinstitut Technologie und …

… are measured at a station, this is indicated by a circle with one corner missing. Under Select station you can zoom in on specific federal states or stations, or … pause button. Below the map legend, you'll find further information, such as the limit or target value for the selected pollutant, how many stations in Germany … For detailed information on how the maps are calculated, please see our  background information . Stations: Detailed data from all monitoring stations Under …

… section 25 of the German Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - BBodSchV). The FBU creates the formal prerequisites for … and this determination is published by the BMUV in the Federal Gazette. Background On March 1 st 1999, the Federal Soil Protection Act ( Bundesbodenschutzgesetz - …

… Emissions trading: €21 billion channeled into the Climate and Transformation Fund The proceeds are paid in full into the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF). © reisezielinfo / Adobe Stock Climate | Energy UBA study: How to expand … Next Previous Videos For our environment: The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) Scan4Chem: App provides information about Substances of Very High …

… document Procedure for new countries to join the 4MS-Initiative linked here. Background to the Common Approach In 1998 work started on the design and development of a … manage drinking water quality from source to tap. This work was being carried out under the auspices of the European Commission (DG Enterprise), but in 2006 the Commission withdrew its support for the EAS. Work was to proceed on a more limited “harmonisation” project under the Construction Products Directive, but this …

… Laboratory “Ambient Air Quality” The German Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt – UBA) serves as the national reference laboratory, together with the State … Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Affairs ( Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz ) of North-Rhine Westphalia, to set the benchmarks of air … The Joint Research Project MACPoll (Metrology for Chemical Pollutants in Air) runs under the European Metrology Research Program. Twelve European Metrology Institutes …