Without clean breathing air, the human body could only survive for minutes. Our air is therefore a very valuable commodity. Protecting this is the goal of air pollution control.
Soil protection is used to secure or restore the functions of the soil. The soil is an indispensable basis of life for nature and society, their development and sustainable usability. Soil cannot be increased and has only a limited load-bearing ...
Whether it's noise, light, odors, air pollution, or vibrations – official emission control serves to protect the public's environment from harmful environmental impacts. Here you can find out what is regulated and who to contact if you have any problems.
Would you like to know whether there is a suspicion of soil contamination on your property, such as legacy waste or harmful soil changes? Then you can request information from the legacy waste register from the responsible authority.
If you want to build, operate or significantly change a facility for storing, filling or handling water-polluting substances, you must first submit an application to the responsible authority to determine the suitability of the facility.
As the operator of a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine or combustion engine plant, you must, under certain conditions, determine pollutant emissions through continuous measurements and prepare a measurement report on the results.
Do you operate an industrial or commercial facility that requires a permit? Learn what you need to know about continuous air pollutant measurement and reporting here.
If you want to set up an expert organization for dealing with water-polluting substances, you must first apply for recognition from the responsible authority.
As an operator of a cremation facility for human corpses, you must continuously determine the air pollutant emissions for certain air pollutants through continuous measurements.
Do you operate a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine, or combustion engine plant? Learn how to submit a measurement report on individual air pollutant measurements here.
Do you operate a biological waste treatment facility? Learn how to submit a report on individual air pollutant measurements to the responsible authority here.
If you want to build a facility for substances hazardous to water, make significant changes to it or take measures that affect the hazard level, you must notify the responsible authority.
Does your plant use volatile organic solvents? Learn more about the conditions under which you must have emissions checked through individual measurements here.
Do you operate an industrial or commercial facility that requires a permit? Learn what you need to know about the individual measurements specified in the permit here.
Do you operate a waste incineration plant or a combustion plant that co-incinerates waste? Learn how to determine pollutant emissions through continuous emission measurements here.
If you operate a large combustion plant, gas turbine or internal combustion engine plant, you must continuously determine, record and evaluate pollutant emissions through continuous measurements.
Do you operate a waste incineration plant or a combustion plant that burns waste? Learn how to determine pollutant emissions through periodic measurements here.
If you operate a large combustion plant, gas turbine or combustion engine plant, you must have the pollutant emissions checked regularly through individual measurements. You must prepare a measurement report on the results of the individual measurements.
The disposal of waste from private households and thus also of problematic materials is the responsibility of the responsible public waste disposal authority. In Hamburg, the Hamburg city cleaning department is responsible for this as the public ...
Many areas in Hamburg that are suitable for residential construction are exposed to high loads. Two guidelines on air pollutants and noise deal with land use planning.
If you, as the operator of a landfill, are obliged to submit an emissions declaration, you can be exempted from the obligation to submit an emissions declaration under certain conditions.
Do you operate a large combustion plant, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine plant that co-incinerates waste? Learn how to submit the annual information about your plant here.
