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Through their work, Eawag trainees provide the basis for many years of water quality monitoring (Photo: Eawag, Manuel Koller)

May 30, 2023

May 30, 2023Trainees from Eawag’s analytical and training laboratory assist in the analysis of a wide variety of water samples. A prominent example is the National River Monitoring and Survey Programme (NADUF). In a video, we take a look behind the scenes of the laboratory and show its role for the NADUF programme.

Linda Strande and Sylvain Usher, Executive Director of AfWASA, with the Memorandum of Understanding (Photographer: Unknown)

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023At the recent joint 21st AfWASA International Congress and Exhibition and 7th Conference on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM7), Eawag signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the African Water and Sanitation Association. The two conferences took place under one roof in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The contribution in the German pavilion at the Biennale of Architecture is more than just an exhibition. It wants to provide an action framework for a new building culture. (Photo: ARCH+ SUMMACUMMFEMMER BÜRO JULIANE GREB)

May 23, 2023

May 23, 2023On Saturday, 20 May, the 18th Biennale of Architecture in Venice opened its doors. In the German pavilion, which focuses on building in existing contexts and the recycling economy, also the Nutrient Harvester developed at Eawag is demonstrated. It processes the urine from two on-site dry separation toilets into fertiliser.

Symbolic image. Source: Adobe Stock, generated with AI.

October 23, 2025

October 23, 2025A new website and two fact sheets provide up-to-date information on PFAS, the forever chemicals in the environment, and outline possible courses of action.

October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025Current studies shed light on which pesticides are particularly relevant for the pollution of Swiss watercourses and where they come from.

FOEN Director Katrin Schneeberger and her boss, Federal Councillor Albert Rösti, talking to Eawag Director Martin Ackermann at the AKV anniversary in Kastanienbau. (Photo: Christian Maugg, AKV)

October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025The Lake Lucerne Supervisory Commission is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Last Friday, 26 September, invited guests, including government councillors from the five cantons bordering the lake, met with Federal Councillor Albert Rösti at Eawag in Kastanienbaum.

Infiltration channels such as this one in Hardwald near Muttenz (BL) are one way of recharging the groundwater. (Photo: Hardwasser AG)

September 18, 2025

September 18, 2025Climate change is altering air temperature and precipitation patterns in Switzerland, thereby impairing the recharge and quality of groundwater. A mix of measures is needed to ensure the sustainable use of groundwater as a resource. Good forecasts enable timely action and support investment decisions.

A tree with little space for collecting rainwater from the street will suffer from water deficit, reducing its capacity to cool down its surroundings. (Photo: Lucas Gobatti)

September 12, 2025

September 12, 2025How much trees in cities actually help to cool their surroundings depends heavily on how moist the soil is.

Serina Robinson receives the ERC Starting Grant (Photo: Eawag, Leonardo Biasio).

September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025Eawag scientist Serina Robinson receives the ERC Starting Grant. She is investigating how microbial enzymes bind PFAS.

“Groundwater – utilising and protecting the resource drinking water” is the topic of the Eawag Info Day 2025. (Graphic: grafikvonfrauschubert, Eawag)

September 4, 2025

September 4, 2025Groundwater, which provides 80 percent of Switzerland's drinking water, is the focus of the Eawag Info Day taking place today in Dübendorf.

Archive News

Trainees in the focus of a national monitoring programme

Memorandum of Understanding Signed with African Water and Sanitation Association

Eawag technology at the Venice Biennale of Architecture

Current information resources on PFAS

Pesticides in Swiss streams: much remains to be done

The lake's services are priceless

Less water in summer, more in winter

Trees need water to cool the city

Serina Robinson receives ERC Starting Grant

“We must preserve our drinking water resources”