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Even in Basel, 100 km downstream of the pharmaceutical manufacturing site, the patterns of drug production emissions were still detectable. (Photo: Norbert Aepli, CC BY)
Pharmaceutical production leaves its mark on surface water...
March 31, 2020

Using a simple but ingenious strategy, a research team has successfully demonstrated how water quality downstream of wastewater treatment plants is influenced by a...

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How strong rains flush antibiotic-resistant bacteria into rivers
March 24, 2020

Contaminated waste water often flows into rivers and streams after heavy rains. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thus also enter the waters. Eawag is researching...

Martin Schmid (Photo: Beat Kienholz)
Interview on World Water Day on 22 March 2020
March 19, 2020

The theme to this year’s UNESCO World Water Day is “Water and Climate Change”. Environmental scientist Martin Schmid, who is Head of the Eawag Group Applied System...

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Biodiversity in water and on land is the focus of the new research initiative "Blue-green Biodiversity". Mire landscape near Scuol, Lower Engadine. (Photo: Peter Longatti, WSL) 300c
March 13, 2020

Blue-Green Biodiversity: a new research initiative of Eawag and WSL

The ETH Board is strengthening the interdisciplinary biodiversity research of WSL and Eawag in order to find answers to the urgent social challenges of species loss as quickly as possible.

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Aphidiid wasp attacking aphids (Photo: Christoph Vorburger, Eawag) 300c
March 12, 2020

On the hunt for the super wasp

Host and parasites are often engaged in an evolutionary arms race. Researchers at Eawag have intervened in this warring relationship and demonstrated how it can be used to improve biological pest control.

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Frederik Hammes (Photo: Peter Penicka) 300c
March 10, 2020

Interview: "The Legionella problem is multidimensional"

In the project "LeCo - "Legionella control in buildings", a number of research groups have joined to tackle the legionella issue in a wide-ranging, multidisciplinary research project. Project leader Frederik Hammes explains why this is so important.

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