The German higher federal authorities responsible for human and environmental safety reviewed the joint research strategy "Nanotechnology - Risks related to Nanomaterials for Humans and the Environment ". read more
Ensuring application safety and the environmentally compatible development and use of nanomaterials and other advanced materials
2nd International Conference on Human Biomonitoring: Results
Which pollutants are people exposed to nowadays and which have diminished as a result of environmental legislation? This was one of the topics more than 300 experts from 33 countries discussed on the 2nd International Conference on Human Biomonitoring in April 2016 in Berlin. The presentations, the conference proceeding and impressions from the conference are found on the conference website. read more
Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment”
How do pharmaceuticals get into the environment? Can residues of pharmaceuticals in water and soil harm plants, animals or even human health? What is being done to prevent this, and what can I do? The Federal Environment Agency’s background paper, which is now also available in English, sheds light on these and other questions surrounding the topic of pharmaceuticals in the environment. read more
Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future
Heat waves raise risk of death in heart patients by up to 15 percent read more
On desert dust and exhaust fumes: New WHO Air Quality Newsletter
More than 90% of urban populations in the European WHO region are exposed to air with pollution concentrations that are sometimes well above the WHO air quality guideline values. Find out about the origin of these pollutants in the latest edition of the newsletter published by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control located at UBA. read more
How to raise healthier children: new guide
Children nowadays spend most of their time indoors. This is why it is all the more important that indoor air quality be good read more
Mould
Mould is a fungus which develops typical mushroom threads and spores. Mould needs lots of moisture to grow. read more
UMID 2/2013: Civic participation
Citizens want to be consulted when it comes to take important decisions. A special issue of the quarterly UMID magazine deals with the subject of civic participation and how it can be realised in the fields of environment and health. read more
