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Info Day 2022
Info Day Magazine 2022: Dynamics of water - new tools, new opportunities
15.09.2022: Overview of new technologies for recording the dynamics of aquatic systems as well as their potential and limitations
«A holistic view of the catchment area is needed»
15.09.2022: Mr Bouffard, you were instrumental in the conception of the Info Day “Dynamic Waters: New Tools, New Opportunities” at Eawag. Why is this symposium ...
The “Datalakes” platform
15.09.2022: “Datalakes” makes data on physical, biological and chemical measurements of surface waters publicly and freely available. The platform’s computers ...
LéXPLORE – the floating research station
15.09.2022: A globally unique research facility has been floating on Lake Geneva since 2019. With automatic measuring sensors and multidisciplinary collaboration, it ...
Real-time monitoring of micropollutants
15.09.2022: The results surprised even the researchers. In a small stream – which, like many others, flows through fields and orchards – pesticide concentrations were ...
Optimising wastewater management and protecting water bodies
15.09.2022: Natural waters are regularly polluted by the discharge of wastewater from combined sewage systems. With the help of a “digital twin”, the management of ...
Environmental monitoring from space
15.09.2022: Since 2014, the European Copernicus Programme has been using satellites to collect data for environmental monitoring that is freely available for research. ...
«I have never worked on such a sought-after topic before»
15.09.2022: Environmental engineer Tamar Kohn has been a professor at the EPFL since 2007. She heads the Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry (LCE) there and studies ...
Fish on chips, or how Kristin Schirmer saves animal lives
15.09.2022: Fish on chips – what sounds like the national dish of the British is actually the result of an extraordinary career as a researcher that was originally ...
Monitoring pollutants in sediments
15.09.2022: A new strategy developed by the Ecotox Centre shows how sediment quality can be assessed uniformly in Switzerland and thus lays the foundation for ...
Information on flooding via social media
15.09.2022: Thanks to an automatic image processing method that was developed by Eawag together with photrack AG and the ETH Zurich, mobile phone videos posted on the ...
Innovative river management with the aid of drones
15.09.2022: Drones have cut the cost of aerial photography so significantly that this technology is now becoming attractive for monitoring rivers. Provided that the ...

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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.