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![Most mosquito repellents contain the active ingredient DEET (Photo: F.A.Z. Purchase Compass). Most mosquito repellents contain the active ingredient DEET (Photo: F.A.Z. Purchase Compass).](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/d/csm_teaser_7683023faf.jpg)
Biological degradation of mosquito repellents only ...
August 22, 2024
![Sampling in front of the picturesque mountain panorama of Lake Zug (Photos: Sina Schorn, Juliane Schötz, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology). Sampling in front of the picturesque mountain panorama of Lake Zug (Photos: Sina Schorn, Juliane Schötz, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology).](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/9/csm_teaser_ae313e532a.jpg)
Bacteria in lakes fight climate change
August 20, 2024
![People at a bono in Dulecha Tibirako, Ethiopia, collecting water to take home (Photo: Anna Wettlauffer). People at a bono in Dulecha Tibirako, Ethiopia, collecting water to take home (Photo: Anna Wettlauffer).](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/4/csm_teaser_216432005f.jpg)
Four billion people estimated to lack safe drinking ...
August 15, 2024
![The Jenfelder Au residential area in Hamburg is the largest residential area in Europe that has been managing its wastewater in local small-scale cycles since 2017 (Photo: Ulrich Perrey / HAMBURG WASSER). The Jenfelder Au residential area in Hamburg is the largest residential area in Europe that has been managing its wastewater in local small-scale cycles since 2017 (Photo: Ulrich Perrey / HAMBURG WASSER).](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/3/csm_teaser_3330779c2a.jpg)
Innovative water solutions for sustainable cities
August 13, 2024
![Follow an eel in the Rhine Falls basin, or a salmon thanks to 3D virtual reality (Photo: timescope, computer-generated from the fishoscope). Follow an eel in the Rhine Falls basin, or a salmon thanks to 3D virtual reality (Photo: timescope, computer-generated from the fishoscope).](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/b/csm_teaser_e43f16e108.jpg)
Swim with the fish in the Rhine Falls basin
July 19, 2024
![Fish are often used in experiments. Machine learning could be an alternative to fish testing (Photo: AdobeStock). Fish are often used in experiments. Machine learning could be an alternative to fish testing (Photo: AdobeStock).](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/e/csm_teaser_7bdddb427c.jpg)
Predicting the toxicity of chemicals with AI
July 18, 2024
![Joanna Houska at the award ceremony with Prof. Thomas Ternes, at the Annual Meeting of the German Water Chemistry Society in Limburg (photo: Nina Hermes, BfG). Joanna Houska at the award ceremony with Prof. Thomas Ternes, at the Annual Meeting of the German Water Chemistry Society in Limburg (photo: Nina Hermes, BfG).](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/9/csm_teaser_f1ddde214a.jpg)
Prize-winning thesis: oxidation done properly!
July 17, 2024
![The implementation of measures to protect biodiversity is lagging behind the targets – which makes it all the more important to plan revitalisation measures as optimally and purposefully as possible, like here on the River Emme near Utzenstorf (Photo: Luftaufnahmen Röthlisberger). The implementation of measures to protect biodiversity is lagging behind the targets – which makes it all the more important to plan revitalisation measures as optimally and purposefully as possible, like here on the River Emme near Utzenstorf (Photo: Luftaufnahmen Röthlisberger).](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_teaser_0bbb8c1c6b.jpg)
A list of priorities for the protection of biodiversity
July 9, 2024
![Drawing Anne Dietzel, Eawag. Drawing Anne Dietzel, Eawag.](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/e/csm_teaser_8b1d6d9c9a.jpg)
Pesticides in water bodies - there is still work to be ...
July 9, 2024
![Photo: Eawag, Peter Penicka](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/6/csm_ww_en_fd788b1b43.jpg)
Presenting the new Eawag publication: Changes in Water
July 2, 2024
![Our soil consists of several layers. It is porous and loose near the surface, but compact like concrete at depth. Pictured: soil from the boreholes for the necessary groundwater pumps (Photo: Eawag, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez). Our soil consists of several layers. It is porous and loose near the surface, but compact like concrete at depth. Pictured: soil from the boreholes for the necessary groundwater pumps (Photo: Eawag, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez).](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/3/csm_teaser_05f121673c.jpg)
Impact of high-temperature heat storage on groundwater
June 13, 2024
![Eawag researcher Sheena Conforti determining the bacteria in the analysed wastewater samples (Photo: Eawag, Melissa Pitton). Eawag researcher Sheena Conforti determining the bacteria in the analysed wastewater samples (Photo: Eawag, Melissa Pitton).](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/9/csm_teaser_406f27d20a.jpg)
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater
June 6, 2024
![The Aquascope is anchored to its buoy in Lake Zug (Photo: Eawag). The Aquascope is anchored to its buoy in Lake Zug (Photo: Eawag).](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/c/csm_teaser_e15309c98f.jpg)
Underwater camera explores microcosms in Lake Zug
June 5, 2024