Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology - Eawag

Tornado in bottle (owner: unknown)

We investigate how freshwater organisms respond to chemical exposure and other stressors in their environment. In particular, we explore adaptive and toxicological response pathways and develop conceptual and computational models to support knowledge-based risk assessment.

Overview of the different levels of biological organization and computational methods that can aid in the assessment of chemical impacts on these levels (Figure 1 from article)

February 24, 2026 –

Harnessing Computational Methods to Characterize Chemical Impacts on Biodiversity has won an ES&T Letters Best paper award!

Harnessing Computational Methods to Characterize Chemical Impacts on Biodiversity has won an ES&T Letters Best paper award!

Bioanalytics group in December 2025, left to right: Mihai-Ovidiu Degeratu, Rafael Reis, Severin Ammann, René Schönenberger, Ksenia Groh (photo: René Schönenberger)

February 3, 2026 –

End of last year, Ksenia Groh was granted tenure as head of Bioanalytics group in our department of Environmental Toxicology (Utox) at Eawag.

End of last year, Ksenia Groh was granted tenure as head of Bioanalytics group in our department of Environmental Toxicology (Utox) at Eawag.

Retreat of the Department Environmental Toxicology (photo: Gerhard Hartmut)

November 21, 2025 –

On October 31, Utox came together for a one-day retreat — a valuable opportunity to pause, reflect, and connect as a team.

On October 31, Utox came together for a one-day retreat — a valuable opportunity to pause, reflect, and connect as a team.

Open master projects

21.01.2027,

9.00 am

Eawag Dübendorf

Wenn Chemikalien das Nervensystem beeinflussen – Einführung und Forschungseinblicke in die Neurotoxizität

PEAK-Basiskurs B39/27