Volume 85 (2025), Edition 07-08

Currently, the limit value for exceptions to the ban on working with asbestos-containing materials permitted under the Hazardous Substances Ordinance according to the so-called exposure-risk relationship model is an acceptable concentration of...

The amended Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV), which has been in force since December 2024, also contains new asbestos regulations in addition to the risk concept for handling carcinogenic hazardous substances, which has been enshrined in...

Although indoor heat is linked to outdoor heat, the former is of particular importance due to the length of time spent indoors, especially at night. In hospitals, this affects not only patients but also clinical staff. Considering that indoor heat...

Using the example of the Lech-Stahlwerke in Meitingen, in the area of which an extensive deposition measurement network for dust and metals has been in operation since 2007, a comparison of dispersion calculations according to the old and new TA...

The intra-urban variability of heat stress in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, characterized by one of the warmest climates in Germany, is investigated using observational data. Eight inner-city and two rural meteorological stations, distributed...

Dust is usually formed during the handling of bulk materials and similarly stressed materials. How much dust is generated depends, among other things, on the material properties, the type of stress and also the material moisture. In terms of air...

Farms in the Upper Rhine region face particular challenges due to their geographical location and the effects of climate change. This study analyses the thermal stress, particularly heat stress in summer, of dairy cows in 16 farms (137 m to 1 037 m...