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  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … foundation upon which UBA provides policy and implementation advice. Its work focuses on transforming society and the economy in a way that ensures a sustainable … to shaping sustainability transformations in the central systems of society. We use state-of-the-art digital methods to analyse our own environmental data and data … principle We develop ambitious environmental and sustainability policies and offer useful advice. What we do Our science-based policy and implementation advice focuses …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2021

    State of the art in safety technology

    … gas storage facilities; storage of combustible liquids; general freight warehouses; facilities handling, storing or processing dusts, and production facilities. … are categorised into different groups depending on the kind of technology used. Each group consists of several elements. To facilitate better depiction of an … of search filters to carry out their own research in ZEMA’s online database. AIM Using a web-based accreditation procedure, users can register a specific profile …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … for nanotechnology? Engineered nanomaterials have new properties which are used specifically to develop new products and applications. Nanotechnology is …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent health and … EU’s Seveso II Directive, which also applies to installations that are presumed to use such substances in an industrial chemical process that could potentially go out …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … of the refrigerant 1234yf Source: Umweltbundesamt An EU directive bans the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 for … Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants The refrigerant that has been used in mobile air conditioning systems up to present is the fluorinated greenhouse … investigations are an important part of the ongoing dialogue about the safety of using refrigerant 1234yf in mobile air conditioning systems. Automobile …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … a guide for visitors to the Antarctic based on these recommendations. It contains useful advice and guidelines for proper behaviour and background information about … Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using remote sensing data Tags Antarctica … Antarctica is not only a very sensitive …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … of the pack ice. Nevertheless, there is a lack of reliable estimates of stocks because the survey methods applied differed between the voyages. It remains unresolved … weather conditions (calm seas, no icebreaking), since the big eye telescopes used already impair the ability to make observations when there is slight movement … Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using remote sensing data Tags active monitoring Antarctica whale … The UBA assesses …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … dust from chimneys and stoves Source: Grzegorz Polak / Fotolia.com Smoke from house chimneys can lead to unpleasant odours in the neighbourhood and be harmful to … single-room firing systems are to be replaced . Open fireplaces may only be used occasionally . Operators of single room firing systems must comply with the …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Agricultural law

    agriculture

    … Agricultural law Laws rule how agriculture use and manipulate the nature Source: CC Vision Intensive agriculture is a major … other environmental damage. It is responsible for a considerable share of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, biodiversity loss, pollution of environmental media and threats to natural soil function. last update on 23.02.2017 The use of the environment by agriculture and the influence agriculture has on the …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 19.09.2018

    Special Exposure Situations

    Smog during sunrise in Shanghai

    … scientists conduct studies which refer to a general population sample and often use an "average" burden as a basis. The German Environmental Specimen Bank   is a … scientists conduct studies which refer to a general population sample and often use an "average" burden as a basis. The German Environmental Specimen Bank   is a …

  • Article from 06.10.2022 | Last changed: 07.10.2022

    Environmental justice – Environment, health and social conditions

    Where we live is a determining factor for how much we are affected by environmental influences.

    … One key field of action is the entire body of planning procedures and instruments used by towns and municipalities to maintain or improve living and environmental … dimension sufficiently into account. This mainly concerns in particular urban land use planning, clean air planning, noise abatement and noise action planning, …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Environmental impact on people

    Eine Kuh grast auf einer Wiese, dahinter stehen Einfamilienhäuser. Hinter den Häuser ragen riesige qualmende Schornsteine empor.

    … and consumer products as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related … the correct choice of building products, sufficient airing of rooms and the use of toxic-free products is important. Related contents Trinkwasser Lärmwirkungen … and consumer products as well as increase of mobility belong to the main causes. Additional factors, for example, manufactorial, leisure and traffic related …