Pollutants
Ways to reduce pollution
Thousands of chemical substances end up in the aquatic environment, either by direct or indirect means. Some of these chemicals – hormones for example – have an effect on aquatic organisms, with far-reaching consequences. The water treatment plants cannot remove all of the pollutants from the wastewater. Eawag researches amongst other issues how supplementary measures in water treatment plants affect biodiversity.
Scientific publications
Publications for practitioners
Comments on the amendment of the Water Protection Ordinance, 11-2017 [German]
Report: Chemical Pollution in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Fact sheet: Frequently asked questions about road salting [available German and French]
Micro plastics in the environment
[available German and French]
Fact Sheet: on agricultural pesticides in rivers, lakes and groundwater [available German and French]
Fact Sheet: What’s the difference between monitoring values (EQS) and authorisation values (RAC)? [available German and French]