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  • Press release 22/2021 from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 26.05.2021

    Trifluoroacetic acid from fluorinated refrigerants contaminates rainwater

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … Union by 2030. Fluorinated gases are often replaced by short-lived fluorinated substances with lower Global Warming Potentials. However, these substances form trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as a degradation product. Current … inputs. "If manufacturers and operators now change over to systems using natural substances with a low global warming potential, such as hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2018

    … an exceedence of the annual average limit value. Furthermore, we have compiled a list for you of our recently published English-language publications and … had been in place until 2005. In addition, EU-wide monitoring of problematic active substances used in medicinal products in rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater and …

  • Press release 47/2014 from 28.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Hazardous substance in marinas

    little sailing boats and motorboats in a marina

    Hazardous substance in marinas Antifouling agents for recreational craft are a water … craft to prevent the growth of small organisms and algae on boat hulls. The substances can migrate from the boat hull into the water, from where they impact … private individuals. Boat hulls can be kept in good condition without antifouling substances, particularly at many freshwater sites. If one nevertheless chooses to …

  • Press release 078/09 from 09.11.2009 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Incentive programme also benefits schools

    … otherwise be produced by higher emissions of volatile and semi-volatile organic substances. These substances can be the cause of lack of concentration and headaches. Press release … otherwise be produced by higher emissions of volatile and semi-volatile organic substances. These substances can be the cause of lack of concentration and …

  • Newsletter from 28.07.2020 | Last changed: 28.07.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2020

    … young people have excessively high concentrations of per- and polyfluorinated akyl substances (PFAS) in their blood – these are chemicals that are used, for example, … Award The "EcoDesign Circle" project coordinated by UBA is one of the finalists for the "Regiostars Awards", a competition of EU-funded projects that present …

  • News from 30.06.2022 | Last changed: 30.06.2022

    Germany hands over HELCOM chairmanship to Latvia

    For a healthy and sustainably used Baltic Sea

    … measures to combat pollution of the Baltic Sea through eutrophication, hazardous substances and marine litter. 30.06.2022 Dr. Lilian Busse, Vice-President of the … measures related to German strategic priorities such as eutrophication, hazardous substances, unexploded ordnance and underwater noise. An important step in future is … measures to combat pollution of the Baltic Sea through eutrophication, hazardous substances and marine litter. … Germany hands over HELCOM chairmanship to Latvia …

  • Newsletter from 07.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2023

    … on the proposal to restrict PFAS (perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) started on 22.03.2023. The proposal seeks to restrict the production, … number 121 Year of publication 2025 Monographs of Environmental Data for Active Substances in Veterinary Pharmaceuticals The essential base for assessing and …

  • Cover from 04.11.2022

    Database - Pharmaceuticals in the environment Figures Links

    … Tables Tab1 Key Facts DB v3 The database in numbers – number of active substances including their metabolites or transformation products with detections … of positively detected MECs in surface water, groundwater or drinking water for substances occurring in all five UN-regions: WEOG – Western Europe and Others Group, … Tables Tab1 Key Facts DB v3 The database in numbers – number of active substances including their metabolites or transformation products with detections …