Last changed: 15.10.2019Wastewater contains a multitude of micropollutants. These include hormones, cosmetics, medications and biocides. These substances contaminate our bodies of water, in spite of the high technological st
Last changed: 15.10.2019As part of the National Research Programme NRP 61 on “Sustainable Water Use”, Sabine Hoffmann analysed synthesis processes. Her project “Knowledge Integration for Sustainable Urban Water and Wastewate
Last changed: 15.10.2019Pickerel inhabit shallow, near-shore (littoral) waters, lurking in the reeds as they wait for prey. This is the standard textbook account, and it has not previously been called into question by scient
Last changed: 15.10.2019Christoph Vorburger’s research is concerned with the evolution of different reproductive modes, investigation of host-parasite interactions and symbioses, and population genetics of fauna in running w
Last changed: 15.10.2019The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has honoured Christoph Ort of the Urban Water Management department for one of his publications on the detection of drugs in wastew
Last changed: 15.10.2019Jerald Schnoor, what are you focusing on during your sabbatical here at Eawag? In the directorate, along with Janet Hering, I’m mainly working on the development of a new Synthesis Centre – with a soc
Last changed: 15.10.2019Eawag and the Federal Office for the Environment have been funding the Swiss Fisheries Advisory Service, Fiber, since 2004. During this period, Fiber has developed into an important bridge between res
Last changed: 15.10.2019For water utilities in many parts of California – a region suffering from chronic water scarcity – the introduction of potable water reuse has proved to be a hard sell: innovative systems enabling dri
Last changed: 15.10.2019If this potential were exploited (e.g. by anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge for biogas generation), the amount of energy produced would be equivalent to the output of 12 large conventional power st
Last changed: 15.10.2019Reliable climate predictions are only possible if all the relevant factors are known. Such predictions can be facilitated by knowledge of past global warming events. It has been hypothesized that rapi
Last changed: 15.10.2019Annette Johnson worked in research at Eawag for about 30 years. One of her special areas was the handling of geogenic trace substances in ground water and drinking water. In January 2015, as an outgro
Last changed: 15.10.2019More than 60 scientists took part in the research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters and announced today at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The study found lake
Last changed: 15.10.2019The level of pesticide pollution in Swiss surface waters is greater than previously supposed, by a factor of between two and ten. The pesticides originate from agriculture and from urban areas. Within
Last changed: 15.10.2019In contrast to oceans, freshwater lakes – and tropical reservoirs – are significant sources of methane emissions. Methane, a greenhouse gas, arises from the degradation of organic material settling on
Last changed: 15.10.2019Coordinated energy research is a cornerstone of Energy Strategy 2050: it supports the substantial reduction of energy consumption, promotes new technologies and explores the social context. Eawag cont
Last changed: 15.10.2019From 2010 to 2014, a total of 26 prealpine lakes were studied as part of Projet Lac, with over 60 fish species being recorded. In 2012, in cooperation with Canton Graubünden’s Hunting and Fishery Offi
Last changed: 15.10.2019Microplastics – plastic particles less than five millimetres in diameter – can be found in oceans, lakes and rivers worldwide. It has been estimated that over 21,000 tonnes of microplastics are floati
Last changed: 15.10.2019Four days South Africa with inland flights between Johannesburg, Port Elisabeth und Capetown – not a carbon neutral trip. Was it worth the long way? JH: In my view, international travel by the members
Last changed: 15.10.2019Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honours those who have made outstanding contributions to "eng
Last changed: 15.10.2019An estimated 300 million people worldwide use drinking water contaminated with arsenic or fluoride. These trace elements are natural (geogenic) contaminants, leached into groundwater from rocks and se
Last changed: 15.10.2019Interview with Prof Janet Hering: Switzerland: a leading example of sustainable water management. Switzerland’s drinking water is safe and of high quality. This is the result of an effective water pro
Last changed: 15.10.2019According to the professionals, the situation of surface waters is equally concerning. “In the lakes, the number of native whitefish species decreased by almost 40 percent between 1950 and 1990 as a r
Place: Forum Chriesbach, Atrium Leader: Alexandra Fumasoli, Caitlin Proctor, Caroline Saul, Ina Sonego A successful academic career requires great flexibility with respect to where you live and work.
Last changed: 15.10.2019Why do some groups of species diversify – in just a few thousand years – to the point of forming a wide variety of new species, while others remain essentially unchanged for millions of years? This is
Last changed: 15.10.2019To assess the condition of rivers and streams, environmental scientists generally measure variables such as temperature, acidity and nutrient concentrations. They also determine the composition of the
Last changed: 15.10.2019Swiss cinema lovers probably know Fueter from the Oscar-winning Film «Reise der Hoffnung» or one of his later successes, «Grounding» or «Mein Name ist Eugen» but less people will know that one of Fuet
Last changed: 15.10.2019Hong Yang has been a researcher at Eawag in Dübendorf since 1999 and heads up the research group for Water, Environment and Food Security. Her research interest lies in understanding the impact of inc
Last changed: 15.10.2019Following his studies in particle physics at the University of Zurich and postgraduate work in “Urban Hydrology und Water Management” at Eawag, Johny Wüest received his doctorate from the ETH/Eawag, w
Last changed: 15.10.2019Tove Larsen holds a Doctor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and has been a senior scientist in Eawag’s Department of Urban Water Management since 1999. As a member of the Directorate, Tove Larsen will
Last changed: 15.10.2019The professorship is connected to a part-time position in Utrecht. At the same time, he will continue to work at Eawag as researcher and head of department. Bernard Truffer’s research interests are in
Last changed: 01.04.2022Until recently, the environmental psychologists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Eawag and the Eawag spin-off Ranas mainly focused their research on how people in unsaf
Last changed: 01.04.2022Every year, Swiss municipalities implement countless environmental and infrastructure projects, for example in waste water management, flood protection or water revitalisation. Interest is often great
Last changed: 01.04.2022Nowadays circular economy mostly concerns the recycling of materials and raw materials. However, closing cycles also holds enormous potential in other areas - and in some cases, we are already much fu
Last changed: 01.04.2022Enteroviruses, which can cause infections such as a cold or polio, and other pathogenic viruses enter wastewater via faeces and are ultimately released into surface waters. There they can be inactivat
Last changed: 01.04.2022The Dübendorf monitoring station, which had been in operation since 1980 on the site of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), has been replaced by a modern statio
Last changed: 01.04.2022This huge diversity of amphipods came as welcome news, but it has less to do with an actual increase in biodiversity and more to do with the fact that the researchers simply looked more closely. In a
Last changed: 05.04.2022The colour morphs occur in complete sympatry in mosaic habitats with rocky outcrops and Neptune grass patches. With genome-wide data for almost all Labrini species, we show that species with colour po
Last changed: 05.04.2022Adriano, together with Ralf, you have compiled all the published facts about microplastics for a highly acclaimed paper. What was the reason for this? We have received numerous enquiries from authorit
Last changed: 05.04.2022Tens of thousands of chemicals are in daily use in households and industry. Many of them end up intentionally or unintentionally in the environment, but only a fraction of these are systematically rec
Last changed: 05.04.2022Evolution depends on genetic mutations: if numerous random mutations accumulate in a population, a new species may emerge. Speciation of this kind takes millions of years. If a young species develops
Last changed: 05.04.2022Blue-green algae, correctly cyanobacteria, are among the oldest forms of life on earth. They are very common both in water and on land. Under very special conditions, they can spread en masse in lakes
Last changed: 05.04.2022The review paper “Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic” was co-authored by 34 contributors from around the world. What was Eawag’s contribution?
Last changed: 05.04.2022In Agatha Christie’s novel The Pale Horse, the victims die of thallium poisoning. The author describes the action of the poison: the initial symptoms are similar to those of influenza; later signs inc
Last changed: 05.04.2022Martin, you will take charge of the COVID-19 Science Task Force. What exactly is your role? Together with the management team, i.e. the three vice-chairs Monika Buetler, Samia Hurst and Manual Battega
Last changed: 05.04.2022Biodiversity is severely threatened both in Switzerland and worldwide, and numerous organisms are facing massive declines – particularly in freshwater ecosystems. All the species living in rivers – in
Last changed: 05.04.2022Original publication ten Brink, H., & Seehausen, O. (2022). Competition among small individuals hinders adaptive radiation despite ecological opportunity . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biologic
Last changed: 06.04.2022The expert on zooplankton in the lake emphasises that he has been elected ‘ad personam’ and is not serving on behalf of Eawag. This does not, of course, prevent him from representing Eawag’s interests