allergy

Health

German Environmental Survey, GerES

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Chemicals, mould or noise – people are exposed every day to potentially harmful influences from the environment. In the German Environmental Survey, the Federal Environment Agency is investigating the exposure of the population to pollutants and other environmental effects such as noise. It is thereby contributing to the protection of people and the environment. read more

Health

Allergies

A girl blows her nose. In the background is a flower meadow with daisies an dandelion.

Allergies are the undesired and sometimes violent defensive reactions of the human (or animal) immune system to substances in the environment (allergens). read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment