German Environment Agency publishes “Gesunde Luft“ magazine on air pollution read more
2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value
Nitrogen dioxide loads in Germany down slightly in 2018
NO2 thresholds still exceeded in many cities, only one case of particulate exceedance, high level of ozone pollution read more
EU member states need to step up the fight against antibiotics in the environment
German Environment Agency presents seven priority areas for action read more
Health risks from legionella – new requirements for evaporative cooling systems operators
20 August 2018 deadline for operators to submit information about existing plants (pursuant to 42. BImSchV) read more
HBM4EU Conference in September 2018
Under the auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Austrian organisations involved in the HBM4EU initiative together with the European Commission organise a conference with the title ‘Human Biomonitoring in Europe –science and policy for healthy citizens’ on September 28th 2018 in Vienna. High-level stakeholders and policy makers are invited. read more
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Volatile organic compounds are partly of natural origin, partly contained in articles of daily use, and can constantly reach our nose and skin. What health effects can VOCs have? How can unwanted exposure be reduced? read more
Nitrogen dioxide has serious impact on health
Statistics for 2014 indicate roughly 6,000 premature deaths due to cardiovascular diseases which are linked to background concentrations of NO2 read more
Reducing the input of antibiotics from agricultural livestock husbandry into the environment
EU to retrospectively assess medicines - Internet portal launched for veterinary medical products for farmers and veterinarians read more
