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Sampling in front of the picturesque mountain panorama of Lake Zug (Photos: Sina Schorn, Juliane Schötz, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology).
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Bacteria in lakes fight climate change
August 20, 2024

Methane-oxidizing bacteria could play a greater role than previously thought in preventing the release of climate-damaging methane from lakes.
The Jenfelder Au residential area in Hamburg is the largest residential area in Europe that has been managing its wastewater in local small-scale cycles since 2017 (Photo: Ulrich Perrey / HAMBURG WASSER).
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Innovative water solutions for sustainable cities
August 13, 2024

Cities need to become more sustainable and use their water resources more efficiently. Managing water in small-scale cycles is one possible solution. A new white paper shows how this can be achieved.
Our soil consists of several layers. It is porous and loose near the surface, but compact like concrete at depth. Pictured: soil from the boreholes for the necessary groundwater pumps (Photo: Eawag, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez).
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Impact of high-temperature heat storage on groundwater
June 13, 2024

An Eawag project is investigating how borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) affects the surrounding soil, the groundwater and the microorganisms living in it.
The Aquascope is anchored to its buoy in Lake Zug (Photo: Eawag).
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Underwater camera explores microcosms in Lake Zug
June 5, 2024

The Aquascope underwater camera has been installed in Lake Zug. It is the second permanent measuring station for plankton in Swiss water bodies.
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