Volume 84 (2024), Issue 01-02

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany´s National Metrology Institute, have been working together for more than 20 years to ensure the metrological traceability of ground-level ozone...

In the context of the revision of the EU Ambient Air Qualitiy Directive (2008/50/EC), measurement of ultrafine particles (UFP) in ambient air is proposed and discussed. To investigate the local ambient UFP concentration (immis- sion), exploratory...

The classification of asbestos containing materials (ACM) in „weakly bound“ and „strongly bound“, accord- ing to their density, does not allow for an unambiguous assessment of the potential risks that these materials pose. The evaluation of...

This article deals with the reduction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from industrial flue gases. When chlorine-containing, peroxidic cross-linking agents are used, this group of pollutants is produced during the vulcanization of silicone rubber...

The validation of a measurement method for the determination of hazardous substances in workplace air is concluded with the calculation of the expanded measurement uncertainty, which also determines whether the method is in accordance with DIN EN...

The Association for the Control of Emissions in Products for Flooring Installation, Adhesives and Building Materials (GEV) organised a round-robin test in 2023 with the purpose to update its list of recommended testing laboratories based on test...