Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Thanks to scientific knowledge, plant protection should become more sustainable. (Photo: benediktwagner.de)

December 2, 2022

December 2, 2022How can the use of scientific knowledge be promoted in policy and practice to make plant protection more sustainable?

Fish cell cultures – seen here under the microscope – play a key role in developing animal-free environmental toxicity tests. (Photo: Mallaun Photography)

November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022Scientists from Eawag, along with researchers from the former Eawag spin-off aQuatox-Solutions and the National Institute of Biology in Slovenia, have won almost 800,000 Swiss francs in the second phase of a contest run by the British Centre for the Replacement of Animals in Research.

Modular technologies are to contribute to the sustainable development of Swiss urban water management. (Photo: iStock)

November 22, 2022

November 22, 2022New technologies in the water sector can contribute to the flexible and sustainable development of urban water management and the sustainable utilisation of water as a resource. In a recent article in the journal Aqua & Gas, a team of researchers from the aquatic research institute Eawag shows what opportunities and risks are associated with this.

Farmers use mulch films on a large scale. Not all of them are truly biodegradable. (Bild: iStock)

October 24, 2022

October 24, 2022Researchers at ETH Zurich and Eawag have developed an approach to accurately record and fully track the biodegradation of plastics in soils.

September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022Around 140 participants from public administration, private engineering firms and research took advantage of the Eawag Info Day in Lausanne to learn about and exchange information on new possibilities for collecting and using water data.