Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

June 19, 2014

June 19, 2014First Lake Brienz, and now Lake Lucerne – calls are being increasingly made for there to be more phosphorus in Lake Lucerne.

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.

Wehr und Kraftwerksanlage am Luzerner Mühleplatz (A. Peter)

May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014This year, with over 200 events in more than 40 countries, the international day of fish migration is being celebrated for the first time ever. Even the city of Lucerne is crossed by migrating fish.

May 8, 2014

May 8, 2014Ground breaking research by an international team of scientists has resulted in greater understanding of the effects of pesticides on aquatic invertebrates such as shrimps and snails.

April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014In the summer 2013, Eawag and the Swiss Federal Institute for NBC-Protection (LABORATORY SPIEZ) have withdrawn sediment cores from Lake Biel and examined the sediment layers for radioactivity.

April 8, 2014

April 8, 2014On Saturday, 17 May 2014, a celebration open to the public will be held along the revitalised Chriesbach on the Eawag premises in Dübendorf.

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.

March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014Florian Altermatt receives an professorships form the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The Professorship will be associated with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich. The funding period is 4 years and may be extended by no more than 2 years.

March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014Southern Switzerland emerges as a hotspot of the effects of climate change. The bark beetle is putting spruces all over Switzerland under increasing pressure and groundwater temperatures are raising.

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).

Archive News

More phosphorus in Lake Lucerne? Eawag is critical.

Wastewater reveals drug consumption picture

When fish migrate

Pesticides: research provides new insights into their effects on shrimps and snails

Radioactivity in sediments of Lake Biel - Eawag results have been published

Everyone is invited to the event celebrating the completion of the Chriesbach revitalisation!

Wastewater Treatment Plant Extension Underway

SNSF professorship for Florian Altermatt

Climate change in Switzerland: adaptation and mitigation

Combining the best of both toilet worlds