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Fallstudien zu gebietsfremden Arten in Deutschland gemäß Beschluss-/Abschnittsnr. V/8 und V/19 der 5. Vertragsstaaten-konferenz des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfaltread more
Quality targets are reference values and guidelines with regard to a particular protected asset and serve as a benchmark for the quality of surface waters. After quality targets had previously been determined for 28 industrial chemcials and 7 heavy metals, this new publication now describes the derivation of quality targets for 35 active ingredients of pesticides with regard to aquatic communities...read more
Part I: New Strategies for the Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Substances Part II: Chemicals in the Environment which Interfere with the Endocrine Systems of Humans and Wildlife In german available as Text 30/2001read more
Part II: Chemicals in the Environment which Interfere with the Endocrine Systems of Humans and Wildliferead more
Using the LCA instrument the FEA research project 'LCA for Graphic Papers' answers key questions about the production and optimisation of graphic papes and the products manufactured with them.read more
There is often talk that environmental protection is no longer an issue of public debate. I believe that this is exaggerated. Unemployment or domestic security may certainly be more topical than environmental protection. However, debates on future energy and agricultural policy, ecological tax reform, genetic engineering, mandatory deposits on bottles, the HGV toll and sustainable development show...read more
It has increasingly become accepted in recent years that ecosystems can only be managed sensibly if they are perceived and protected in their entirety. To this end, 12 principles for an ecosystem approach and 5 points of operational guidance have been elaborated in the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. They have not been applied to a marine ecosystem as yet. The “Ecosystem Resea...read more
Tires for commercial vehicles are optimized to be both fuel efficient and long lasting. A low noise design provides generally little incentive to buy. The noise reduction potential of tires for commercial vehicles is not sufficiently used as the comprehensive test of 32 tires shows.read more
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.
