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  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … dog is employed for more detailed examinations. Additionally, medical specialists will visit the study participants at home for the following examinations: … Taking a blood sample fo investigation of exposure to pollutants such as persistent substance that accumulate in the body e.g. metals, PFAS and pesticides. A brief … dog is employed for more detailed examinations. Additionally, medical specialists will visit the study participants at home for the following examinations: …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 18.05.2020

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)

    … 2016 - 2018 in Germany can be found at the end of this article. European Watch List and national watch list An EU-wide monitoring programme is the European Watch … EU Watch List (EU COM 2015/495). In 2016 the German federal states measured these substances at 24 monitoring sites. The EU Commission published the “Review of the …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Nickel in particulate matter

    Ein rauchender Schornstein vor bewölktem Himmel.

    … / fotolia.com Nickel belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. last … heavy metal … Nickel belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. … Nickel …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Headaches

    A child that holds its head.

    … been found. Volatile organic compounds ( VOC ): VOC are among the most important substances that can be found in indoor air. Well-known are the BTXS (benzene, … have been found. Volatile organic compounds (VOC): VOC are among the most important substances that can be found in indoor air. Well-known are the BTXS (benzene, …

  • Article from 11.01.2023 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES V (2014-2017)

    Six children on a lawn sich in einer Kette bei den Händen gefasst und hüpfen lachend in die Luft

    … water, house dust, and indoor air for traces of pollutants. UBA is focusing on substances and environmental impacts which are known or presumed to be harmful to … in many products), and long-lived polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). Some of the substances tested have an effect similar to hormones and can encourage the … elements in urine (Schmied et al. 2021) Plasticisers in urine Plasticisers are substances which are added to brittle materials to make them soft, flexible and …

  • Article from 08.05.2023 | Last changed: 08.05.2023

    Human biomonitoring in Europe

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … HBM4EU) Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for 5 substances from building products Focus on the future: 3D printing Tags human …

  • Article from 21.11.2022 | Last changed: 23.11.2022

    Cooperation for the promotion of human biomonitoring

    Refinery

    … (HBM). The main objective of the cooperation is to improve the knowledge about substances to which the population might be increasingly exposed or which may have … substances commenced before the official start of the cooperation and were based on lists compiled by different international organisations, e.g. the list of CMR …

  • Article from 19.03.2019 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    European testing procedure: Emissions from construction products

    A gypsum board in an emissions testing chamber.

    … testing bodies are required. Test methods for determining the release of dangerous substances from construction products have been available in Europe for some time, … bodies can now also qualify for these two testing methods. The European Commission lists the methods under the horizontal specifications in its NANDO database . …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Cadmium in particulate matter

    Schornsteine vor blauem Himmel

    … and cancerogenic. It belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. last … and cancerogenic. It belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. … …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Lead in particulate matter

    Ein Auto steht in einer Tiefgarage.

    … Plank / Fotolia.com Lead is a toxic heavy metal and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air lead is measured bound to particulate matter. last update … particulate matter … Lead is a toxic heavy metal and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air lead is measured bound to particulate matter. … Until the …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Arsenic in particulate matter

    A smoking chimney

    … characteristics. It rarely occurs elementary but most of the time bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. last … characteristics. It rarely occurs elementary but most of the time bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. … …

  • Landing page from 07.11.2025

    Environmental Indicators

    The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy.