Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated as follows:The information document Information on the evaluation of starting substances for cementitious materials in contact with drinking water has been revised.Your department for Drinking Water and Swimming Pool Water Hygiene at UBA. read more
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Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water - No.: 1/2022
Dear Reader,On the website distributing-drinking-water/ approval and harmonization – 4MS initative the following update has been made due to the further inclusion of materials:The following document has been updated in the navigation box „documents“:Common Approach on Metallic Materials - Part B: Positive List of compositionsDepartment for Drinking Water and Pool Water Hygiene read more
Rise in use of problematic plant protection products
Sales volumes of plant protection products (pesticides) in the agricultural sector remain high, says data from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). After a temporary decline in sales in 2018/2019, farmers demonstrated greater demand for specific problematic active substances, including insecticides that are dangerous to bees and herbicides critical to groundwater. read more
Significant lower share of renewable electricity in Germany in 2021
The share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption will decline in 2021 – from 45.3 percent in 2020 back down to a level similar to 2019 of around 42 percent. While total electricity consumption increased, five percent less electricity was generated from renewable sources than in the previous year due to weather conditions. read more
Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2021
Dear readers,They are bad for the climate, often also for air quality and our health and cost Germany many billions of euros every year. We’re talking about environmentally harmful subsidies. This issue of the newsletter "UBA aktuell" deals with how Germany can reduce these and, in doing so, also gain financial leeway for socio-ecological change. Other topics: How can health and the environment be... read more
Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector
The construction sector is the second-largest consumer of plastics with a volume of some 2.6 million tonnes used in 2017. However, proper guidelines for the recycling of plastic building products are still lacking, and recycling volumes are not recorded adequately. read more
Chemicals: better protection of environment and health
The German Environment Agency (UBA) is calling for the sustainable use of chemicals. At its Sustainability Transformation Conference held on 30.11.2021, UBA identified six key aspects of chemicals management that protects human health and the environment. These include giving preference to the use of non-harmful substances and achieving climate neutrality of chemicals throughout their life cycle. read more
Creating sustainable links between cities and urban hinterland
Despite their separate administrative remits, cities and the urban hinterland are nevertheless closely linked and mutually dependent upon one another. A new strategy paper titled UMLANDSTADT umweltschonend shows how to link work and private life, recreation and mobility in cities and the surrounding areas, in order to increase the quality of life and to better protect the environment. read more
