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  • Article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Teaching materials on pharmaceuticals in the environment

    Photo of a packed lecture hall, an infographic on the environmentally friendly disposal of pharmaceutical waste is projected onto a screen.

    … and the environment Source: kasto / Adobe Stock (verändert) Pharmaceutical substances in the environment are a growing concern. The UBA provides freely … manner, even within tight curricula. last update on 16.12.2024 Pharmaceutical substances in the environment are becoming an increasingly prominent topic, not only … environment pharmaceutical pharmacy teaching teaching materials … Pharmaceutical substances in the environment are a growing concern. The UBA provides freely …

  • Article from 13.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Dispensing drugs: Environmental aspects

    Photo of a consultation in a pharmacy.

    … professionals can play a crucial role in reducing the entry of pharmaceutical substances into the environment. Additionally, they can contribute by conducting … make a valuable contribution to protecting our environment.   Environmental Checklist for Prescribing and Dispensing Medications How can I, as a medical professional …

  • Article from 12.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmentally conscious disposal of leftover drugs

    Photo: Hand throws pills into toilet overlaid with prohibition symbol

    … into the environment, as sewage treatment plants cannot fully remove all substances present in wastewater. Treated water may still contain pharmaceutical … which are discharged into water bodies. Studies have shown that some of these substances have negative environmental effects. For example, feminisation of male … Further information: Environmentally conscious use of medications Checklist: Eco-friendly Use of Medications How can I, as a patient, contribute to …

  • Article from 11.12.2024 | Last changed: 24.07.2025

    Environmentally conscious use of medicinal products

    Photo of a young woman using a laptop, medication in one hand, looking up information online, with more medication on a table in the background

    … impact of your healthcare in mind and minimising it where possible. Checklist: Eco-friendly Use of Medications How can I, as a patient, contribute to … drugs or treatment options. For some medicines, there may be pharmaceutical substances or application forms that have a lower environmental impact. Further … follow the recommended dosage for medications. Many overdosed pharmaceutical substances are excreted by the body without effect and unnecessarily burden water …

  • Article from 11.10.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    EU Regulation concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases

    … force on 11.03.2024, a licence has been required for the import and export of the substances listed in Annexes I - III of the Regulation as well as products and equipment …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter

    UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … is no solution to the climate crisis - German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance - Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in … for pesticide reduction at risk - NonHazCity 3 Interreg Project: Reducing hazardous substances in the construction sector UBA aktuell 6/2023 5/2023 Focus topic: CO₂ … 13 billion euros for climate protection - Possible ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the EU - German Ecodesign Award: Winners 2022 & Re-launch of the …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … sites. Such assessments are based on factors such as the manner in which hazardous substances were handled at the abandoned sites, or the manner in which waste was … plan. Remediation investigations, which may be conducted by external specialists, involve a comparative assessment of possible hazard prevention measures or …

  • Article from 11.08.2022 | Last changed: 13.10.2025

    Fachbibliothek Umwelt (Environmental Library)

    View into the environmental library in Dessau

    … Contact, service, stock and use (flyer only in German) Exhibitions in the library (list only in German) Documents Search in OPAC (232.14 kB) Search in EDS (215.54 kB) … Loan or directly from the Environmental Library respectively viewed there: Lists with new acquisitions (only in German) selected bibliographies Selected …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Contaminated sites

    Graphic realization of a multifarious land use

    … or disposal of waste and/or the improper handling of environmentally hazardous substances. last update on 10.03.2014 Introduction Since 1999, Germany has had a … successively verified with regard to the presence and concentration of hazardous substances, their behavior on relevant transfer pathways and their effects on … or disposal of waste and/or the improper handling of environmentally hazardous substances. … Since 1999, Germany has had a Soil Protection Act that provides …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … choice of products requires reliable and comparable data on the leaching of substances. UBA has published reference data based on new European leaching tests, … see products with CE marking including information like “Leaching of hazardous substances: Class I“. Years of European standardization work are the basis for that …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

    hand holding a flake board

    … of wood and wood-based materials Wood products can produce emissions of harmful substances Source: sebka / Fotolia.com Wood and wood-based materials are … Wood-based materials as well as solid wood produce emissions of various different substances, including volatile organic compounds ( VOC ). A research project by BAM, … As concerns the health aspects of building products, the AgBB scheme classifies substances which have the lowest concentrations of interest (LCI) as problematic. In …