Environment
In 2001, Nuremberg Airport founded its own environmental protection department dealing with all environmentally relevant activities and tasks, such as energy or waste management, habitat protection, water pollution control or bird management to prevent bird strikes.
The department is also taking care of all issues concerning the neighborhood and local residents, especially the mitigation and control of noise. Of course, the design of quieter jet engines is helping their efforts, too. In 2004, the average level of the continuous sound pressure was 49dB(A).
In addition to developing strategies to reduce noise pollution the department also implements regular measurements of air pollutants and soil analyses. In 2003, a biomonitoring campaign with honey bees was launched at the airport.
The water collected on the 70 ha of sealed or covered areas is being filtered and analyzed before it gets fed into receiving water courses, to prevent pollution due to oils or fuels. If the analyzed TOC value is above the threshold level, the water is discharged into the sewerage.
Over the years, surface and aircraft de-icing fluids have been replaced by substances with higher biodegradability.
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