Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

At the Eawag pilot plant in Dübendorf, urine collected from staff toilets is processed into fertilizers. (Photo: Peter Penicka)

March 18, 2015

March 18, 2015With an innovative recycling method, valuable nutrients recovered from urine can be sold as fertilizers. As well as conserving natural resources, this reduces water pollution and makes sanitation systems in developing countries economically more attractive.

Photo: Stephan Müller (head water division at FOEN), Paul Svoboda (head water protection, Basel-Stadt) and the Eawag scientists Matthias Ruff and Heinz Singer (from left).

September 8, 2014

September 8, 2014Today, Monday 8 September, the Canton of Basel-Stadt, the German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment and Eawag are somewhat belatedly celebrating the anniversary of the International Rhine Monitoring Station (RMS) in Weil am Rhein.

July 24, 2014

July 24, 2014Chemistry professor Andreas Fath from the Furtwangen University in Baden-Württemberg is looking for money for new analysis equipment and for water research at his institute. From 28 July to 24 August he will swim the entire Rhine for this purpose, from the mountains in Graubünden to Rotterdam, including Lake Constance!

Wastewater reveals drug consumption picture

May 27, 2014

May 27, 2014Wastewater contains traces of drugs and their metabolites. This allows us to draw conclusions on drug use – not of individuals, but of entire cities.

Max Schachtler (l.), Director of the Neugut WWTP, and Marc Böhler of Eawag assess the new ozonation facility before it comes on stream. (Photo: Aldo Todaro)

April 4, 2014

April 4, 2014100 of the more than 700 Swiss wastewater treatment plants can be upgraded for the elimination of micropollutants, thanks to the positive decision of the Federal council.

Assembly of a Blue Diversion toilet at Eawag experimental hall in Dübendorf/Switzerland. (© Eawag/EOOS, Goran Potkonjak)

March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014The Blue Diversion toilet, developed by Eawag - the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, together with the Vienna-based design firm EOOS, has been awarded the innovation prize for the best applied research by the International Water Association (IWA).

February 14, 2014

February 14, 2014Over a hundred guests took up the invitation to attend the closing event of the NFP 61 SWIP (Long-term Planning of Sustainable Water Infrastructure) on 23 January 2014.

[Translate to English:] Infrastruktur: Vorsicht vor Investitionsstau

November 5, 2013

November 5, 2013The engineering firm Hunziker Betatech has devised an unusual 50th anniversary present for itself: a study of the condition of the water and sewage pipes in Switzerland.

September 18, 2013

September 18, 2013Over 3,000 participants visited the 23rd Stockholm World Water Week last week from 1st to 5th September. The theme of the week was “Water Partnerships”. The Swiss Water Partnership had a stand there for the first time, jointly organized by and containing information from nine Swiss organisations..

July 2, 2013

July 2, 2013The Micropol & Ecohazard 2013 Conference came to an end on 20 June 2013. Over 350 participants from around 40 countries gathered together in Zurich at the invitation of the Eawag organisation committee and under the direction of Prof. Hansruedi Siegrist, to learn about the latest developments in the analysis, behaviour and elimination of micropollutants in the urban water cycle.

Archive News

Converting urine into liquid fertilizer

20 Years of the Weil/Basel Rhine Monitoring Station

Like a Fish in the Rhine – Professor swims, Eawag analyses

Wastewater reveals drug consumption picture

Wastewater Treatment Plant Extension Underway

Combining the best of both toilet worlds

Significant interest in sustainable infrastructure planning

Infrastructure: Beware of investment backlog

Eawag at World Water Week 2013

Successful conference on micropollutants