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Wastewater reveals drug consumption picture

May 27, 2014

May 27, 2014Wastewater contains traces of drugs and their metabolites. This allows us to draw conclusions on drug use – not of individuals, but of entire cities.

Max Schachtler (l.), Director of the Neugut WWTP, and Marc Böhler of Eawag assess the new ozonation facility before it comes on stream. (Photo: Aldo Todaro)

April 4, 2014

April 4, 2014100 of the more than 700 Swiss wastewater treatment plants can be upgraded for the elimination of micropollutants, thanks to the positive decision of the Federal council.

Assembly of a Blue Diversion toilet at Eawag experimental hall in Dübendorf/Switzerland. (© Eawag/EOOS, Goran Potkonjak)

March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014The Blue Diversion toilet, developed by Eawag - the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, together with the Vienna-based design firm EOOS, has been awarded the innovation prize for the best applied research by the International Water Association (IWA).

February 14, 2014

February 14, 2014Over a hundred guests took up the invitation to attend the closing event of the NFP 61 SWIP (Long-term Planning of Sustainable Water Infrastructure) on 23 January 2014.

[Translate to English:] Infrastruktur: Vorsicht vor Investitionsstau

November 5, 2013

November 5, 2013The engineering firm Hunziker Betatech has devised an unusual 50th anniversary present for itself: a study of the condition of the water and sewage pipes in Switzerland.

September 18, 2013

September 18, 2013Over 3,000 participants visited the 23rd Stockholm World Water Week last week from 1st to 5th September. The theme of the week was “Water Partnerships”. The Swiss Water Partnership had a stand there for the first time, jointly organized by and containing information from nine Swiss organisations..

July 2, 2013

July 2, 2013The Micropol & Ecohazard 2013 Conference came to an end on 20 June 2013. Over 350 participants from around 40 countries gathered together in Zurich at the invitation of the Eawag organisation committee and under the direction of Prof. Hansruedi Siegrist, to learn about the latest developments in the analysis, behaviour and elimination of micropollutants in the urban water cycle.

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..

October 12, 2012

October 12, 2012On 2nd October 2012 the foundation stone was laid in the Neugut water treatment plant for the first ozonation facility in Switzerland.

August 15, 2012

August 15, 2012There are 2.6 billion people in the world who have no access to a decent toilet. An interdisciplinary team of Swiss aquatic researchers and designers from Austria won with their invention as part of the 'Re-invent the Toilet' competition, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation a special recognition award..

Archive News

Wastewater reveals drug consumption picture

Wastewater Treatment Plant Extension Underway

Combining the best of both toilet worlds

Significant interest in sustainable infrastructure planning

Infrastructure: Beware of investment backlog

Eawag at World Water Week 2013

Successful conference on micropollutants

Barely any nanosilver from consumer products in the water

First ozonation facility being built in Dübendorf

Swiss Researchers invent a new Toilet