Eawag Research Departments

Eawag carries out research projects oriented toward understanding and finding solutions, and it holds a leading position worldwide in the area of aquatic sciences and technologies. The main emphasis is on ensuring health by the provision of good water supplies and hygiene, as well as on the correct functioning of ecosystems and their utilization. Researchers from various scientific disciplines work together in twelve research departments to find solutions to practical problems in the water sector. Synergies arise from the combination of single-discipline and interdisciplinary research, and from cooperation with specialists working in the industry.

Research Departments

• Surface Waters Research + Management
  
• Aquatic Ecology
  
• Fish Ecology + Evolution
• Environmental Chemistry
  
• Environmental Microbiology
  
• Environmental Toxicology
  
• Water Resources and Drinking Water
• Process Engineering
  
• Urban Water Management
  
• Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
• System Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling
• Environmental Social Sciences