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Water

Risks for the environment

Mining activities at the deep-sea floor may have considerable impact: first, they destroy habitats due to the extraction of minerals; second, sediment is stirred up during the extraction and third, the production water is discharged to the water column again. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

The UBA

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Wörlitzer Platz 1
06844 Dessau-Roßlau
Germany
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Unfortunately, we are currently not available by telephone.
There may currently be delays in answering enquiries. We ask for your understanding.