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Eawag is a world-leading aquatic research
institute. Its research, which is driven by the needs of society, provides the
basis for innovative approaches and technologies in the water sector. Through
close collaboration with experts from industry, government and professional
associations, Eawag plays an important bridging role between theory and practice,
allowing new scientific insights to be rapidly implemented.
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3 May 2012 |
Eawag Annual Report 2011 In the new Eawag Annual Report you can discover what lake sediments tell us about the floods of the last 12 000 years in the Alpine region, and how easy it is to obtain clean drinking water even in developing countries using a simple membrane filter. Or you can find out why Swiss tap water has so many bacteria, how wastewater treatment plants can produce fertilizer, and what cryptic species are. As usual, in addition to the facts and figures, the annual report yields up-to-date insights into the diverse research, teaching and consulting activities conducted by Eawag scientists. Reproduction of texts contained in the Annual Report is permissible with citation of the source (Eawag – aquatic research: Annual Report 2011). [...] |
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25 April 2012 |
Micropollutants: Government set to specify financing
for WWTP development The Federal Council today opened the consultation process concerning an amendment to the Swiss Water Protection Act. The proposed amendment provides for a Switzerland-wide ‘polluter pays’ solution to finance the development of selected waste water treatment plants to combat rising levels of micro pollutants. Eawag has played a significant role in the development and evaluation of the concept as well in the drafting of measures designed to reduce the trace substances that come from medicines and chemicals. [...] |
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26 March 2012 |
Explaining biodiversity patterns in river networks In a study published this week in the scientific Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), researchers from EPFL, Eawag and University of Princeton show that the specific river-like network structures of habitats create unique biodiversity patterns. The study is the first to experimentally link river-like network structure with characteristic distributions of species observed in real rivers. [...] |