Newsletter
Our newsletter is published six times a year and provides information on current research and development projects, publications and events at the aquatic research institute Eawag. In addition, two special newsletters a year provide in-depth information on a current research topic at Eawag.
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Special No 01 2022
Focus: Decentralised resource recovery from wastewater
New approaches for the sewage system

Newsletter No 02 2022
World Water Day: Swiss groundwater, how are you doing?
Also: biodiversity, antibiotic resistance, black soldier flies

Newsletter No 01 2022
Citizen Science: Knowledge as a weapon in the fight for clean water
Also: ground water network, hospital pathogens and wastewater treatment
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Newsletter 2021
Newsletter No 06 2021
Fish inventory in 35 lakes completed
Also: Water-Timeline, articifial intelligence, toilettes, biodiversity
Special No 01 2021, Focus: Biodiversity
Biodiversity in the focus of Eawag research
“I cannot imagine our life without biodiversity”
Newsletter No 05 2021
Emergencies and humanitarian crises: Making sanitation decisions
Also: shower water, glacial lakes, LéXPLORE, open science, vocational training
Newsletter No 04 2021
Aquatic life underground - Research with a Citizen Science approach
Also: test with fish cells, microbial biodiversity, landfills in India
Newsletter No 03 2021
Noble gases used to sniff out the pathways of the Emmental’s groundwater
Also: biomass production, handwashing station, blue green biodiversity
Newsletter No 02 2021
Interview with Janet Hering on World Water Day: “I find the sound of water to be very calming”
Also: rare earth elements, climate change, copepods, corona …
Newsletter No 01 2021
Safe to cross: low risk of coronavirus infection from high-touch surfaces
Also: Autarky, legionella, soldier flies, mercury, sediments
Newsletter 2020
Newsletter No 04 2020
Research on COVID-19 at Eawag
Also: environmental DNA, pesticides, natural sewage treatment plants
Newsletter No 03 2020
Risks of COVID-19 in wastewater
Also: microplastics, amphipods, blue-green algae and pesticides
Newsletter No 02 2020
Mobile system measures water quality in real time
Also: arsenic, revitalizations, pandemics and Diclofenac
Newsletter No 01 2020
Interview on World Water Day on 22 March 2020
Also: super wasps, legionella, humpback whales and blue-green biodiversity
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Newsletter No 02 2015
Certain Swiss cantons have banned the use of fracking for gas extraction. To explore the factors underlying these decisions, social scientists at Eawag have analysed the policy processes involved. Details of this research are to be found in the third article.
Newsletter No 01 2015
Newsletter 2014
No. 04 | 11 December 2014
Eawag researchers are developing a new method for species identification based on eDNA – fragments of genetic material found in all aquatic environments. A description of the method and an explanation of its advantages are given in the first article of this Newsletter. to the Newsletter
No. 03 | 1 July 2014
Environmental social scientists at Eawag have investigated how political decisions are made, taking micropollution as an example. They wanted to identify the major factors in the decision-making process that lead to sustainable and effective solutions. Read more about this subject in the second article in this newsletter. to the Newsletter
No. 02 | 29 April 2014
Switzerland's water infrastructure is beginning to show signs of age. But data on pipe maintenance and replacement is often inadequate, and future requirements are uncertain. Researchers at Eawag have been investigating how, under these conditions, the renewal of water supply and sewer networks can best be planned. More information on this project and other news on the latest water research can be found in this issue of our Newsletter. to the Newsletter
No. 01 | 22 January 2014
Surprisingly little is known about the behaviour and fate of pesticides in the environment – whether and how they are broken down, and what transformation products arise in the process. In this issue of our Newsletter, you can find out where the challenges lie and how Eawag researchers are addressing them. to the Newsletter
Newsletter 2013
No. 02 | 15 October 2013
Tests involving adult fish are still routinely performed in research and in the chemical industry. Environmental toxicologists at Eawag are therefore developing alternative methods for assessing the toxicity of chemicals: test systems based on cell lines and fish embryos deliver reliable results and are ethically less problematic. In this issue of our Newsletter, you can read about how these tests work – as well as other news on Eawag's research activities. to the Newsletter
No. 01 | 8 June 2013
We are pleased to attach the first issue of the Eawag Newsletter. From now on, instead of a printed copy of Eawag News, you will receive regular news and updates on Eawag's water research by e‑mail. But despite the new format, the content is essentially unchanged – scientific articles on topics of practical relevance written by researchers or the editorial team. In this issue, for example, you can discover how river connectivity for fish is improved when artificial barriers are replaced by block ramps, or how evolutionary ecology can contribute to environmental management. to the Newsletter
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