Science that matters

Four billion people estimated to lack safe drinking water services

Safe drinking water access is a human right and one of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Nevertheless, according to a new estimate by Eawag, more than half of the world's population does not have a safe drinking water supply. "This is a notable result because this figure is more than twice as high as the previous estimate of the  WHO and UNICEF", says Esther Greenwood, PhD student at Eawag and lead author of the new study, which was recently published in the journal Science. Read more

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Biological degradation of mosquito repellents only partially clarified


Researchers at Eawag have now discovered that DEET is degraded better when the proportion of treated wastewater in the water is high. They attribute this to specific enzymes that occur primarily where wastewater treatment plants return the water to the aquatic environment. Read more

Innovative water solutions for sustainable cities


Foto: Nico Mölg, Eawag

Cities need to become more sustainable and use their water resources more efficiently. Managing water in local small-scale cycles is one possible solution. A new white paper shows how this can be achieved with innovative approaches. Read more

Swim with the fish in the Rhine Falls basin

Foto: Natacha Tofield-Pasche, EPFL

With a 3D view through the fishoscope, fish in the Rhine Fall basin can be experienced up close. Eawag has accompanied the pilot project. Read more

Predicting the toxicity of chemicals with AI

Foto: Colette vom Berg, Eawag

Researchers at Eawag and the Swiss Data Science Center have trained AI algorithms with a comprehensive ecotoxicological dataset. Now their machine learning models can predict how toxic chemicals are to fish. Read more





You are very welcome to the Open House Day! As the event will be held in German, you can find all information about the programme and how to get there on our German website.






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3 Info Day Special 2024  – Register now!
The Info Day on September will present the results of the joint research initiative "Blue-Green Biodiversity" by Eawag and WSL. Interested? The registration deadline is 23 August. You can find the program and registration information here.


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Eawag in the media
The media regularly report on our research. You can find the most interesting articles from print media, radio and television here.

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Prize-winning thesis: oxidation done properly!
Environmental chemist Joanna Houska has received an award for her doctoral thesis from the German Water Chemistry Society. She demonstrated both theoretically and experimentally how oxidative water treatment using ozone or chlorine can be more efficiently utilized. Read more






Engage - Bridging Science and Policy
The new Engage research initiative is a large-scale initiative carried out jointly by the institutions of the ETH Domain. It is dedicated to enhancing and exploring dialogue formats at the intersection of science and policy. These dialogue formats address complex societal challenges such as biodiversity loss, energy security and the use of new plant breeding techniques. Find out more in the video or on the initiative's website.






03.09.2024, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Identifying, preserving and promoting blue-green biodiversity
Info Day Special 2024, Eawag Dübendorf
14.09.2024, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Open House Day
Dübendorf, Empa-Eawag Campus

27.09.2024, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Abwasserbasierte Epidemiologie – Gesundheitsdaten für die Schweiz
PEAK-Basiskurs, Eawag Dübendorf

In our Agenda you will find further events of Eawag.






Changes in Water
The publication “Changes in Water” illustrates how Eawag contributes to the developments of solutions in the areas of health, cycles, biodiversity and the climate crisis.


Annual publication of the Eawag Department Sanitation and Water for Development




Scientific publications from Eawag can be found on DORA Eawag.


Cover picture: Technicians Andreas Taverna and Danina Schmidt from the Eawag Fish Ecology and Evolution research department in Kastanienbaum take water samples in Lake Lucerne from the Eawag research vessel "Perca". To do this, they slowly lower a Schroeder flask to 20 metres and quickly raise it again. A defined amount of water collects in the bottle per metre of water depth. These composite samples can be used to collect important data on algae composition, for example, and thus analyse the productivity of the lake.  (Photo: Alessandro della Bella)

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