Tenders Are Invited For Environmental Services - Documentation Center Air Pollution And Health (Ludok 2026+)

Environmental Services - Documentation Center Air Pollution And Health (Ludok 2026+). The Environmental Protection Act (Usg) Obliges The Federal Council To Determine Immission Limit Values (Igw) To Assess Harmful Or Annoying Effects Due To Air Pollution (Art. 13 Usg). The Law Contains A Binding Catalog Of Criteria On How To Set Igw. Based On The State Of Science Or Experience, Igw, Among Other Things, Must Be Determined In Such A Way That Immissions Below These Values Do Not Endanger People, Animals And Plants And Do Not Significantly Disturb The Population In Their Well -Being (Art. 13 And 14 Usg). If There Are No Igw For A Pollutant, Immissions Are Considered Excessive If They Endanger People, Animals And Plants And Consider The Population Considerably In Their Well -Being (Art. 2 Para. 5 Lrv). The Authority Must Assess Whether The Determined Immissions Are Excessive (Art. 30 Lrv). The Bafu - As The Environmental Authority Of The Federal Government - Has The Task Of Pursuing The Progressive State Of Scientific Knowledge Of Health Effects Of Air Pollutants, Evaluating Immissions, Informing The Population And, If Necessary, Applying To The Federal Council For An Adaptation Of The Immission Limit Values Of The Air Contain Regulation (Lrv). The Examination Of The Effects Of Air Pollutants On The Health Of The Population Is A Priority Issue In The Bafu Research Concept 2025-2028 (Focus Ii-Immission Protection, Research Area 8 Air, Priority Research Issues: Evaluation Of Immission Limit Values And Critical Load Values For The Protection Of People And The Environment; Examination Of Chronic Effects By Air Pollutants And Health Benefits Structure; In Order To Pursue The Progressive State Of Scientific Knowledge Of The Health Effects Of Air Pollutants And To Examine Current Questions About Health Effects, The Bafu Awards The Order To Constantly See, Comment, To Comment And Summarize Scientific Literature. The Documentation And Information Center Is To Be Continued In The Next Four Years. The Specification Serves As The Basis For The Offer.