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Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Annual Report 2006 - Federal Environmental Agency

As the logo of the Federal Environment Agency, the UBA, states 'For man and the environment'. A team now comprising some 1.200 people has been working towards this objective for the past 33 years in Germany. The Agency's activities take place at the point where science and politics intersect, providing impetus and facts, and suggesting ways in which the einvironment and health can be effectively p...read more

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117
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Waste | Resources, Soil | Land

Manual for Biological Remediation

Techniques

The ability of microorganisms to transform environmental contaminants to final products harmless to man and environment has been a subject of laboratory investigations since the 60ies. Since the early 80-ies biotechnological remediation techniques for treating soil, groundwater and air have been developed and applied on this basis. In Germany the microbiological treatment of contaminated soils is...read more

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81
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Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Monitoring and evaluation of policy instruments to support renewable electricity in EU Member States

Summary

Policy strategies for the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources differ significantly among the Member States of the European Union with respect to the amount of additional installed capacity as well as concerning the country-specific support costs. The present report aims to assess the effectiveness and the economic efficiency of the support policies in the EU based on both histor...read more

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Climate Change
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20
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Climate | Energy, Air

Assessment of technologies for CO2 capture and storage

The aim of the study was to summarize the current status for carbon capture, transport and storage for CO2 emissions from power stations. Special attention was given to the implications from the introduction of carbon capture and storage in power stations on the efficiency, emissions and costs for electricity generation. To start with, a detailed analysis was made of the national, European and int...read more

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Climate Change
Number of pages
28
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164
Health, Transport

Transportation Noise and Cardiovascular Risk

Review and Synthesis of Epidemiological Studies

Dose-effect Curve and Risk Estimation

The auditory system is continuously analysing acoustic information, which is filtered and interpreted by different cortical and sub-cortical brain structures. According to the general stress concept, repeated autonomic and endocrine responses can result in permanent functional and metabolic changes of the organism in chronically exposed subjects. Epidemiological studies suggest a higher risk of ca...read more

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WaBoLu-Hefte (series closed)
Number of pages
116
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260