OrganizationPublished on 5 December 2025

Air Pollution Control and Chemicals Division

The Air Pollution Control and Chemicals Division seeks to protect human health and the environment from harmful impacts or nuisances due to air pollution or chemicals. The legal basis is provided by the Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (LRV) and the ordinances in the field of chemicals. The Division publishes overviews of emission/exposure levels, and it supports the cantonal and communal authorities in their enforcement activities.

Tasks and topics

The divisionis responsible for the topics:

Topic Air

Topic Chemicals

Management

Simon Liechti
Position: head of division

Hugo Amacker
Position: head of section (co-leader) Air Quality Management

Reto Meier
Position: head of section (co-leader) Air Quality Management

Giovanni D'Urbano
Position: head of section Traffic

Beat Müller
Position: head of section Industry and Combustion

Herny Wöhrnschimmel
Position: head of section Industrial Chemicals

Christoph Moor
Position: head of section Biocides and Plant Protection Products

Doris Ochsner
Position: head of staff unit

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