Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013Swiss households are prepared to pay 100 francs more a year for the removal of micro-pollutants from bodies of water, making the planned extension of water treatment plants also economically justifiable. Climate change is leading to greater oxygen depletion, with both water quality and infrastructure suffering as a result.

April 29, 2013

April 29, 2013Despite melting glaciers, Switzerland faces no shortage of water, even in the long term. Currently only 5% of available annual precipitation is used for the water supply.

April 22, 2013

April 22, 2013«Otto Jaag» is the name that has been given to Eawag’s new research boat, which was launched fittingly and in traditional manner on Greifensee during a modest celebration in Maur on Saturday.

April 18, 2013

April 18, 2013Nanosilver in wastewater can cause severe environmental damage if it occurs as a metal. A study conducted within the scope of the National Research Programme "Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials" (NRP 64) now shows that nanosilver is quickly transformed into less problematic substances on its way to the wastewater treatment plant..

April 8, 2013

April 8, 2013The Swiss fishing advisory office, FIBER, run jointly by Eawag, the Federal Office for the Environment and the Swiss Fishing Association has been secured for a further three years.

March 11, 2013

March 11, 2013The "Basel-Landschaft 21 Regional Water Supply" project will examine current contamination issues and threats to groundwater and drinking water, as well as structural shortcomings in the water supply system.

March 11, 2013

March 11, 2013Having been heavily built up over the past century, the Chriesbach stream in Dübendorf will soon be returned to its natural state. A diverse range of animals and plants stand to benefit from this revitalisation.

March 5, 2013

March 5, 2013Researchers at Eawag and EPFL discovered what might be a universal property of size distributions in living systems.

February 21, 2013

February 21, 2013Pathogenic salmonellae rely on a division of labour: some of them see to the common wellbeing, while others are able to stand up to free rider salmonellae better.

February 13, 2013

February 13, 2013The main findings of the most recent research partnership project “Lake Kivu: Learning from the past for managing its future”, were presented in two workshops in Kigali and Bukavu.

Archive News

Eawag Annual Report 2012: Exciting stories from aquatic research

ETH Board: Water is plentiful but forethought is still necessary

«Otto Jaag» - is the name of the new Eawag research boat

Barely any nanosilver from consumer products in the water

Fishing advisory office under new directorship

Baselland 21 Regional Water Supply project begun

Improvement of the Chriesbach stream in Dübendorf for nature and leisure

One law to rule them all – sizes within a species appear to follow an universal distribution

Teamwork against mutant free riders

Research cooperation at Lake Kivu