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TUM Classification System - Environmental Sciences

UMW 000Belonging to the Subject; not further Classified
UMW 001Environmental Sciences in General
UMW 040Environmental Engineering
UMW 050Environmental Protection Law
UMW 100Nature and Landscape Conservation
UMW 150Environmental Chemicals; Environmental Chemistry
UMW 200Air
UMW 250Noise and Vibrations
UMW 300Water
UMW 350Water Supply
UMW 400Waste Water
UMW 450Waste Water Treatment
UMW 500Waste; Waste Management; Rubbish
  • UMW 000: Belonging to the Subject; not further Classified
  • UMW 001: Environmental Sciences in General
    • UMW 002: Environmental Statistics; Ecological Statistics
    • UMW 003: In Relation to Other Topics
    • UMW 005: Training and Career
      Environmental Education see UMW 021
    • UMW 007: Organisations, Associations and Institutions
    • UMW 009: Ecoinformatics
    • UMW 010: Environmental Issues; Environmental Impact
    • UMW 011: Human Ecology; Human Anthropology
    • UMW 012: Environmental Hazards, Pollution, Environmental Damages
      Risk Discussion Energy and Environment see ERG 080
      • UMW 013: Environmental Damage Caused by Military Facilities and Action
      • UMW 014: Environmental Damage Caused by Industry
      • UMW 015: Environmental Damage Caused by Urban Development
      • UMW 016: Environmental Damage Caused by Traffic
      • UMW 017: Environmental Damage Caused by Sports, Leisure and Recreation
      • UMW 018: Environmental Damage Caused by Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry
      • UMW 019: Radioecology; Environmental Damage Caused by Radioactivity
        Radiobiology see BIO 150
        Level of Contamination see MED 545
        Environmental Impact of Electromagnetic Radiation see PHY 832
    • UMW 020: Environmental Indicator; Ecological Monitoring; Ecobalance
      Ecobalance in Planning see RPL 837
    • UMW 021: Environmental Ethics; Environmental Education; Environmentalconsulting
      Forest education see FOR 030
    • UMW 022: Environmental Awareness; Public Participation
      Environmental Psychology see PSY 430
    • UMW 023: Environmental Research and Development
    • UMW 024: Environmental Planning (Environmental Programmes, Environmental Reports, ...)
    • UMW 025: Environmental Prognosis; Environmental Models
      EDP-aided Environmental Model see UMW 009
    • UMW 027: Environmental Policy
    • UMW 028: Ecology; Ecosystem Management
    • UMW 030: Environmental Economics; Bioeconomics
      Environmental Economy in Planning see RPL 833
      • UMW 031: Economy and Environment; Sustainable Management
      • UMW 033: Polluter Pays Principle; Social Costs
      • UMW 034: Non-Monetary Costs of Environmental Degradation, Prevention, Correction, and Compensation
      • UMW 035: Funding of Environmental Protection Measures; Environmentallyfriendly Products; Environmentally Friendly Behaviour
      • UMW 036: Environmental Services
  • UMW 040: Environmental Engineering
    • UMW 043: Environmental Technology in General
      • UMW 045: Environmental Metrology; Environmental Analytics; Environmental Monitoring Technology
    • UMW 049: Other
  • UMW 050: Environmental Protection Law
    Land Use Law see BAU 120
    • UMW 051: Environmental Constitutional Law
    • UMW 052: Environmental Administrative Law
    • UMW 053: Environmental Criminal Law; Environmental Delicts
    • UMW 054: International Environmental Protection Law
    • UMW 055: Nature Conservation Law; Landscape Law
      • UMW 056: Species Conservation Law
    • UMW 060: Water Protection Law
      • UMW 062: Waste Water Disposal Law
    • UMW 065: Waste Management Law
      • UMW 066: Planning and Permission
      • UMW 067: Law on Waste Types
    • UMW 070: Immission Control Law
      • UMW 071: Air Pollution Control Law
      • UMW 072: Noise Abatement Law
      • UMW 073: Law on Abatement of Other Immissions
      • UMW 074: Specific Instruments (Safety Devices)
    • UMW 075: Law on Nuclear Installations
      • UMW 076: Nuclear Planning and Permission
      • UMW 077: Nuclear Reactor Safety Law; Liability; Financial Security
      • UMW 078: Radiation Protection Law
      • UMW 079: Law Governing Nuclear Waste and Plant Decommissioning
    • UMW 080: Energy Law
    • UMW 090: Law Governing Hazardous Substances
      Hazardous Substances in General see TEC 770
      • UMW 091: Law Governing Environmental Chemicals and Biocides
      • UMW 093: Law Governing Biocides, Forage and Fertilizer
      • UMW 095: Law Governing Dangerous Substances for Work
    • UMW 099: Other
  • UMW 100: Nature and Landscape Conservation
    Ecology see BIO 130 ff
    Ecosystem Management see UMW 028
    • UMW 101: Nature Conservation in General; Conservation Biology
      • UMW 103: Nature Conservation in Particular Countries
    • UMW 105: Site Conservation; Area Protection
      • UMW 110: National Parks; Nature Monuments
      • UMW 112: Specific Parks, Areas, Monuments
      • UMW 115: Conservation of Biotopes
    • UMW 120: Species Conservation
      • UMW 121: Protected Plant Species
      • UMW 125: Protection of Animals in General
        Animal Welfare in Husbandry see LAN 603
        • UMW 126: Protected Animal Species; Wildlife Managment
    • UMW 130: Landscape Conservation in General
      • UMW 133: Recultivation; Renaturation
        Recultivation in Mining see BER 540
        Agricultural Recultivation see LAN 104
      • UMW 135: Landscape Damage in General
        • UMW 137: Landscape Damage Induced by Leisure Activities and Sports
    • UMW 140: Soil Protection; Soil Degradation
      • UMW 141: Pollutants in the Soil; Soil Rehabilitation
      • UMW 143: Soil Erosion
    • UMW 145: Climate Protection by Means of Nature Conservation
      Climate Protection in Regoinal Planning see RPL 824
      Climate Policy see UMW 027
    • UMW 149: Other
  • UMW 150: Environmental Chemicals; Environmental Chemistry
    Green Chemistry see CHE 050
    • UMW 151: Analytics; Experimental Methods
      Use of Nuclides in Ecology see NUC 926
      • UMW 152: Analytical Methods; Analytical Results
    • UMW 160: Characteristics and Retention of Substances in the Environment; Biogeochemistry
      • UMW 161: Physical and Chemical Properties
      • UMW 163: Cycle of Material
        Circular Economy see UMW 502
      • UMW 165: Biotic and Abiotic Degradation
        Waste Composting see UMW 535
    • UMW 170: Effect (of Individual Substances, Combination Effect, Interaction, ...)
      • UMW 171: Effects on Humans
      • UMW 172: Effects on Laboratory Animals
      • UMW 173: Effects on Wildlife and Farm Animals
      • UMW 174: Effects on Plants
      • UMW 175: Effects on the Soil
      • UMW 176: Effects on Micro-Organisms
      • UMW 177: Effects on Materials
      • UMW 178: Effects on Ecosystems
      • UMW 179: Effects on Genetic Material; Gene Damages
      • UMW 180: Pollutants at the Workplace
        • UMW 181: Carcinogenic Substances
        • UMW 182: Mutagenic Substances
    • UMW 183: Environmental Chemical; Pollutant; Compatibility of Environmentally Relevant Chemicals; Overall Evaluation of Chemicals
      Environmental Impact Assessment see RPL 837
      • UMW 185: Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids from GMOs
      • UMW 188: Pharmaceuticals
      • UMW 189: Radionuclides; Radioactive Substances
        Radioecology see UMW 019
      • UMW 190: Biocides
      • UMW 191: Fertilizers
      • UMW 192: Washing Agents
      • UMW 193: Salts
      • UMW 194: Heavy Metal Compounds
      • UMW 195: Other Metals
      • UMW 196: Oil; Benzine; Other Hydrocarbons
      • UMW 197: Halogens and their Compounds; Chlorine Compounds
      • UMW 198: Artificial Polymers
    • UMW 199: Other
  • UMW 200: Air
    • UMW 210: Air Pollution; Air Hygiene; Air Pollution Control
      • UMW 211: Technology of Air Pollution Control (Gas Purification)
      • UMW 212: Air Purity Measuring; Air Monitoring
      • UMW 213: Emission and Immission Measuring
        • UMW 214: Proof Procedures; Measuring Methods; Measuring Equipment
      • UMW 215: Transmission (Propagation, Reaction Kinetics)
      • UMW 217: Immission Control Procedures
      • UMW 219: Smog; Exhaust Gases in General
    • UMW 220: Air Pollutants and their Sources
      Emission Reduction see UMW 240
      • UMW 221: Aerosols; Propellant Gases
      • UMW 223: Smoke Gas
      • UMW 224: Domestic Fuel; Furnaces; Energy Production; Industrial Fumes; Carbon Dioxide
      • UMW 225: Acidic Precipitation (Acid Rain)
      • UMW 226: Sulphur-Containing Emissions; Sulphur Dioxide
      • UMW 227: Nitrogen Oxides
      • UMW 228: Traffic (Car Emissions, ...)
        Emissions of Automotive Engines see VER 065
      • UMW 229: Agriculture; Bacteria
    • UMW 230: Effects of Air Pollutants
      • UMW 231: Effects on Humans
      • UMW 233: Effects on Plants, Animals and Ecosystems
        • UMW 234: Forest Decline
          Forest Injuries Due to Unknown or Complex Causes (Except Forest Decline) see also FOR 480
      • UMW 235: Effects on the Climate (Ozone Hole, Greenhouse Effect, ...)
      • UMW 237: Effects on Materials
    • UMW 240: Emission Reduction; Emission Purification
      • UMW 241: Traffic
      • UMW 242: Domestic Fuel; Furnaces; Energy Production
      • UMW 243: Industry; Trade; Agriculture
      • UMW 244: Procedures and Equipment
        • UMW 245: Dust Protection (Deduster, Wet Dust Collector, ...)
    • UMW 249: Other
  • UMW 250: Noise and Vibrations
    Technical Acoustics see MTA 900 ff
    Acoustics see PHY 250 ff
    • UMW 260: Sources of Noise
      • UMW 261: Industrial Noise
      • UMW 262: Domestic and Recreational Noise
      • UMW 265: Traffic Noise
      • UMW 266: Aircraft Noise
      • UMW 269: Other Sources of Noise
    • UMW 270: Sources of Vibrations
    • UMW 275: Evaluation; Monitoring
      Noise Measuring see MSR 385
    • UMW 285: Noise and Vibration Damage
    • UMW 290: Noise Control; Noise Control Measures
      Noise Control in Housebuilding and Urban Planning see ARC 105
    • UMW 299: Other
  • UMW 300: Water
    Agricultural Water Engineering see BAU 600
    Hydrology; Technical Hydrology see BAU 650 ff
    Hydromechanics see MTA 380
    • UMW 305: Water Balance; Water Demand
    • UMW 310: Water Quality; Water Quality Management
      • UMW 311: Water Analysis; Parameters; Monitoring; Evaluation; Metrology
        • UMW 312: Physical Properties of Water (Density, Viscosity, Vapour Pressure, Diffusion, ...)
        • UMW 313: Chemical Properties of Water (Solution and Solubility, Ions, Ph-Value,...)
          • UMW 314: Reactions and Reaction Rates
            • UMW 315: Oxidation and Reduction
          • UMW 316: Eutrophication
      • UMW 318: Guide Values for Drinking Water Quality
      • UMW 319: Suitability of Surface Water
    • UMW 320: Water Balance
      • UMW 321: Water Cycle
      • UMW 323: Precipitation
      • UMW 324: Effluent; Evaporation
    • UMW 325: Water Pollutants
      • UMW 326: Effects; Compatibility
      • UMW 327: Defensive Measures
    • UMW 330: Ecology of Waterbodies (Contamination, Pollution, Effects, ...)
      • UMW 331: Ground Water
      • UMW 332: Flowing Water
        • UMW 333: Particular Rivers
      • UMW 335: Lakes
      • UMW 337: Sea; Coastal Waters
    • UMW 340: Water Pollution; Water Pollution Control
      • UMW 341: Self-Purification
      • UMW 343: Oxygen Balance
    • UMW 345: Water Management Planning (Wastewater Load Plan; Heat Load Plan,...)
      • UMW 347: Water Quality Plans
    • UMW 349: Other
  • UMW 350: Water Supply
    • UMW 351: Water Resources; Water Winning
      • UMW 352: Rainwater
      • UMW 353: Reservoirs
      • UMW 354: Spring Water; Spring Tapping
      • UMW 355: Wells; Serial Wells
      • UMW 356: Ground Water; Ground Water Accumulation
      • UMW 357: Surface Water; Withdrawal of Surface Water
      • UMW 358: Drinking Water Protection Areas
    • UMW 360: Water Treatment
      • UMW 361: Elimination of Solids
        • UMW 362: Grates and Sieves
        • UMW 363: Sedimentation
          Sedimentation in General see CIT 130
        • UMW 364: Flocculation
        • UMW 365: Filtration
          Filtering in General see CIT 155
      • UMW 370: Elimination of Dissolved Substances
        • UMW 371: Deacidification
        • UMW 372: Deferrization
        • UMW 373: Demanganization
        • UMW 374: Desalination; Desalination of Sea Water
      • UMW 375: Disinfection
      • UMW 377: Water Preparation Procedures
      • UMW 379: Swimming Pool Water
    • UMW 380: Water Pumping
      • UMW 381: Pumps; Pumping Stations
    • UMW 385: Water Storage
      • UMW 386: Route Planning
      • UMW 387: Dimensioning
      • UMW 388: Specification and Equipment of Storage Tanks
      • UMW 389: Examples of Water Reservoir Construction
    • UMW 390: Water Distribution
      • UMW 391: Route Planning
      • UMW 392: Dimensioning
      • UMW 393: Hydraulic Calculations of Pipelines and Pipeline Networks
    • UMW 395: Construction and Operating Costs of Water Supplies
    • UMW 399: Other
  • UMW 400: Waste Water
    • UMW 405: Drainage Systems
      • UMW 410: Amount of Waste Water and Calculation of Sewers
        • UMW 411: Decisive Waste Water Quantities
          • UMW 412: Domestic Waste Water
          • UMW 413: Industrial Waste Water
          • UMW 414: Sewer Infiltration Water
        • UMW 415: Decisive Rain Water Quantity
        • UMW 416: Sewer Network Calculation
        • UMW 417: Hydraulic Calculation of Sewers
        • UMW 418: Hydraulic Calculation of Open Channels
      • UMW 420: Sewers and Canalisation
        • UMW 423: Sewers (Cross-Section, Tubing, Down-Grade, ...)
        • UMW 425: Canalisation (Drains, Manholes and Inspection Shafts...)
        • UMW 427: Specific Constructions (Rainwater Spillways, Culverts, Rainwater Retention Basins, ...)
      • UMW 430: Pumping Stations; Waste Water Pumps
        Pumps in General see MAS 610 ff
        • UMW 432: Dimensioning
        • UMW 433: Constructive Design
    • UMW 445: Construction and Operating Costs of Waste Water Draw-Off
    • UMW 449: Other
  • UMW 450: Waste Water Treatment
    • UMW 453: Waste Water Treatment Procedures; Waste Water Treatment Plant
    • UMW 455: Purification Services
    • UMW 460: Mechanical Treatment of Waste Water
      • UMW 461: Grates and Sieves
      • UMW 463: Sand Filter
      • UMW 465: Sedimentation Tank
      • UMW 467: Skimming Tank
      • UMW 469: Flotation Basin
    • UMW 470: Biological Treatment of Waste Water
      • UMW 471: Natural Biological Procedures
        • UMW 473: Waste Water Lagoon
      • UMW 475: Artificial Biological Procedures
        • UMW 476: Biological Filter
        • UMW 477: Aeration Basin
        • UMW 478: Digestion Basin
        • UMW 479: Agricultural Use of Waste Water
    • UMW 480: Further Waste Water Treatment Procedures
      • UMW 481: Chemical Precipitation; Ozone Chemistry
      • UMW 482: Nitrification and Denitrification
      • UMW 483: Further Extraction of Suspended and Dissolved Matter
    • UMW 484: Waste Water Treatment Plants; Small Sewage Works
    • UMW 485: Treatment of Sewage Sludge
      • UMW 486: Stabilisation
        • UMW 487: Sludge Digestion
        • UMW 488: Aerobic Sludge Digestion
      • UMW 490: Sewage Sludge Dewatering
      • UMW 491: Sewage Sludge Composting
      • UMW 492: Sewage Sludge Drying and Incineration
      • UMW 493: Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge
    • UMW 495: Construction and Operating Costs of Waste Water Treatment
    • UMW 499: Other
  • UMW 500: Waste; Waste Management; Rubbish
    • UMW 502: Waste Minimisation; Circular Economy
    • UMW 505: Waste Types
      • UMW 510: Domestic Waste
      • UMW 511: Industrial Waste; Hazardous Waste
        Radioactive Waste and Its Treatment, Nuclear Waste in General see NUC 800 ff
      • UMW 515: Other Wastes
    • UMW 520: Waste Collection and Transportation
      • UMW 521: Collection Systems and Containers
      • UMW 523: Transportation Systems
      • UMW 525: Road Cleaning
    • UMW 530: Waste Treatment and Disposal
      • UMW 531: Extent and Requirement of Waste Disposal
      • UMW 532: Chemical and Physical Procedures
        • UMW 533: Thermal Procedures (High-Temperature Procedure, Pyrolysis, Smelting,...)
          Pyrolysis in General see ERG 420
      • UMW 534: Depositing; Underground Landfilling; Inherited Pollution Burden
      • UMW 535: Composting; Rotting
      • UMW 537: Recycling
      • UMW 538: Upcycling
      • UMW 539: Other Treatment Procedures
    • UMW 540: Cleaning Technology; Hygiene Technology
    • UMW 545: Construction and Operation Costs
    • UMW 549: Other