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04.09.2025: Research results and tools to safeguard the quality and quantity of drinking water resources.
04.09.2025: In Switzerland, 80 percent of drinking water comes from groundwater. However, climate change, pollutants and conflicts of use are putting pressure on this ...
04.09.2025: Legislation requires groundwater protection zones to protect drinking water wells from contamination. However, enforcement deficits and conflicts of use ...
04.09.2025: Climate change is altering air temperature and precipitation patterns in Switzerland, thereby impairing the recharge and quality of groundwater. A mix of ...
04.09.2025: Juliane Hollender’s group uses high-resolution mass spectrometry to search for unknown micropollutants in groundwater and investigates what effect they ...
04.09.2025: Eawag researchers are using machine learning to map nitrate pollution in Swiss groundwater. This allows gaps in the measurement network to be filled and ...
04.09.2025: Groundwater harbours an unprecedented diversity of invertebrate organisms. These feed on microbes, among other things, and help to ensure that the ...
04.09.2025: The Swiss Groundwater Network (CH-GNet) promotes the development of knowledge, supports specialised projects and fosters exchange between research and ...
04.09.2025: The Groundwater Protection Platform supports cantonal agencies, municipalities, water suppliers and consulting offices in the implementation of new ...
04.09.2025: A new type of high-temperature thermal storage system was built to provide a more sustainable supply of heat for the Empa and Eawag site in Dübendorf, ...
04.09.2025: The groundwater temperature in cities is often significantly higher than in the countryside. The waste heat from underground buildings in particular causes ...
we are investigating the basis for clean drinking water and sustainable management of drinking water resources.
we are investigating how to optimise wastewater infrastructures and overcome new challenges.
our research contributes to understanding and conserving aquatic biodiversity.
we are investigating biotic communities and their habitats in order to conserve ecosystem services for us humans.
we are investigating the effect of chemical substances on the environment and developing methods to remove them from drinking water, wastewater and bodies of water.
our research supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, first and foremost the objective of “clean drinking water and sanitation facilities”.
we are developing strategies and methods to support politics, administration, the economy and society in complex decisions.
we are exploring solutions to make the energy transition environmentally friendly and reduce the impact of climate change.