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Health

Formaldehyde

Gronspanplatten gestapelt

Formaldehyde may be contained in wood-based materials, e.g. for construction and furniture, as a constituent of adhesives, and is considered to be carcinogenic. Here are answers to key questions from the perspective of indoor air hygiene. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

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.

The UBA

Contact

Wörlitzer Platz 1
06844 Dessau-Roßlau
Germany
Please contact us exclusively by e-mail: buergerservice [at] uba [dot] de.
Unfortunately, we are currently not available by telephone.
There may currently be delays in answering enquiries. We ask for your understanding.