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- Why UV protection is becoming increasingly important
With the impending climate change, protection from the sun is becoming increasingly important. Climatic changes lead to increased UV radiation hitting the earth's surface and thus also our skin and...
- Investigating radioactivity in Chernobyl exclusion zone
It is now 35 years since news of the catastrophic reactor accident in Chernobyl spread around the globe. While the impact on Germany is barely perceptible nowadays, Ukraine continues to suffer seri...
- Better data exchange in radiological emergency protection
The radioactivity in the environment is systematically recorded by the Federal Government and the Federal States in over 50 laboratories as well as using automated measuring systems. In the event o...
- Study examines foods for radioactive substances
In co-operation with the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) will examine prepared food for radiation caused by radioactive elements such ...
- Scientifically founded information about the health risk due to radon
About five per cent of all lung cancer deaths in Germany are a result of the natural radioactive noble gas radon - that are over 1,900 dead persons per year. After smoking, radon in dwellings is th...
- New directive calls for enhanced radon protection at home and at work
On 5 December 2013, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive aimed at renewing the European radiation protection legislation. Experts of the German Federal Office for Radiation Protect...
- Monitoring the ban on nuclear tests
In terms of detecting the radioactive noble gas xenon, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) is among the best in the world: The Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBT...