Dear reader,We are pleased to send you the latest newsletter by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control at the Federal Environment Agency, Germany.Some topics of the new issue:Air Quality Management is an Important Issue in International Cooperation Activities of GermanyNotes and newsMeetings and conferencesPublicationsComing eventsPrevious newsletter issu... read more
Nitrogen dioxide has serious impact on health
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Statistics for 2014 indicate roughly 6,000 premature deaths due to cardiovascular diseases which are linked to background concentrations of NO2 read more
Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2018
Dear Reader,If bacteria become resistant to antibiotics and infections are therefore harder to treat, a serious risk to our health arises. Exactly this can happen when bacteria come into contact with antibiotic residues in soils, groundwater, rivers or lakes. Please, read in this newsletter edition what can be done about it. We would also like to present the current data on air quality in Germany:... read more
Greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2016
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Emissions from the transport sector higher than 1990 - coal phase-out more necessary than ever read more
Preventing, detecting and cleaning up mould
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Mould infestation is one of the most frequent problems in indoor space. If it is not cleaned up it can trigger or worsen respiratory diseases such as asthma or cause allergic reaction. The re-edited and updated mould manual (in German) from the German Environment Agency (UBA) shows how to deal with mould in the home, including its prevention, detection and clean-up. read more
Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017
Dear Reader,How will Germany achieve its climate objectives for the years 2020 and 2030? With the measures that have been agreed on so far, it won’t be possible. There is still a chance to bridge the gap, however: by using less power from coal-fired plants more quickly. A new UBA position paper shows how.A new topic in this newsletter: pesticides. In recent weeks, declining insect populations and... read more
Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged
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Environmental labels can provide transparency and orientation read more
Environmental industry still a key economic factor
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German environmental goods are in demand all around the world and in all areas of environmental protection. read more