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Full professorship for Bernhard Truffer
Last changed: 09.08.2022 The professorship is combined with a part-time position in Utrecht. At the same time, he remains employed as a researcher and head of department at Eawag. Bernhard Truffer's research interests are tec
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Prize for the best conference contribution by a young scientist
Last changed: 09.08.2022 His paper entitled "National Parliamentary Coordination after Lisbon: A Network Approach" (together with Thomas Malang) has been awarded 500 EURO.
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Prize for the best conference contribution by a young scientist
Review of 'Service Business Development' in Production Planning & Control
Last changed: 09.08.2022 The paper discusses the book's contribution to the current discussion on how companies can successfully transform themselves from producers to manufacturing service providers.
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Review of 'Service Business Development' in Production Planning & Control
Digital learning formats to plug capacity gaps
Last changed: 11.08.2022 Many middle- or low-income countries suffer from a lack of personnel suitably trained in, for example, the maintenance of urban drinking water systems or composting of organic waste. To enable people
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Digital learning formats to plug capacity gaps
Better understanding of innovation dynamics
Last changed: 12.08.2022 “For a long time, the collection of wastewater at treatment plants was the central paradigm for urban water management in Switzerland, even though the sewer system accounts for 80 per cent of the tota
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Better understanding of innovation dynamics
Integrative network toxicogenomics
Last changed: 24.02.2022
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Department Environmental Toxicology

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Integrative network toxicogenomics
Apprenticeships successfully completed
Last changed: 17.08.2022 We congratulate our apprentices on their successful completion of their apprenticeship and wish them all the best for the future! A big thank you to all the vocational and practical trainers for your
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Biological approaches to combat Legionella
Last changed: 24.08.2022 Legionella are bacteria that live in water and can be found in many water pipes, shower heads, ventilation systems, boilers and cooling towers. They can sometimes also infect people if they enter the
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Biological approaches to combat Legionella
Fluoride in groundwater: global map shows all risk areas for the first time
Last changed: 02.09.2022 Not every pollutant in man-made. Some occur naturally in rock and thus also in groundwater. For example fluoride, which has a toxic effect when ingested in large quantities and causes bones and joints
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Fluoride in groundwater: global map shows all risk areas for the first time
Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 mutations thanks to wastewater sampling and bioinformatics
Last changed: 04.08.2022
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Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 mutations thanks to wastewater sampling and bioinformatics
Keynote presentation at the International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment
Last changed: 09.09.2022 She received the honor of being invited to speak at the International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, taking place at the University of Saskatoon in Canada. In her public pub talk (Tox on Tap), she
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Keynote presentation at the International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment
GST-based biotransformation in fish
Last changed: 20.09.2022 GST-based biotransformation in fish Analysis of GST proteins and biotransformation products in zebrafish (Photo: Alena Tierbach) Zebrafish early life stages and cell lines can be used as alternative t
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Department Environmental Toxicology

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GST-based biotransformation in fish
Ecological stability of lakes declining globally over time
Last changed: 22.09.2022 Lakes are considered precise indicators of climate change and other large-scale changes. Phenomena such as eutrophication and fundamental changes in lake species composition are accordingly well studi
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Ecological stability of lakes declining globally over time
Eawag symposium 2022: ESS members win both the price for the best poster and for the best talk!
Last changed: 23.09.2022 On Friday, September 9 2022, the yearly Eawag Symposium took place, which provides a platform to present research projects funded by Eawag discretionary funding. Each year, the best poster and the bes
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Eawag symposium 2022: ESS members win both the price for the best poster and for the best talk!
Decision Analysis Society (DAS) Student Paper Award 2020
Last changed: 23.09.2022 DAS gives the Student Paper Award annually to the best decision analysis paper by a student author, as judged by a panel of members of the Society. The award is accompanied by a plaque and a $500 hono
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Decision Analysis Society (DAS) Student Paper Award 2020
Eawag Info Day 2022 in Lausanne
Last changed: 25.09.2022 The Eawag Info Day on 15 September was held at the SwissTech Convention Center on the EPFL campus, making it the second time Eawag has been a guest in Lausanne. In her welcome address, Eawag Director
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Eawag Info Day 2022 in Lausanne
Award for the Water Wall
Last changed: 25.09.2022 The Mülheim Water Award is an international water prize awarded every two years in the German city of Mülheim an der Ruhr. It recognises practice-oriented research and development projects as well as
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Award for the Water Wall
How nanoplastics enter the aquatic food web
Last changed: 27.09.2022 Plastic is chemically stable – and therefore more persistent than many of us can imagine. Over time, plastic debris break down into smaller and smaller pieces, which – depending on their diameter – ar
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How nanoplastics enter the aquatic food web
Martin Ackermann appointed EPFL Professor
Last changed: 27.09.2022 Martin Ackermann's (*1971) research focuses on the biology and ecology of bacteria in the environment. Alongside his professorship at ETH Zurich, he spent ten years as head of a 50-person strong resea
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Martin Ackermann appointed EPFL Professor
Phylogenetic tree reveals: new species of whitefish have emerged in every lake
Last changed: 27.09.2022 Evolution can sometimes progress at an astonishing speed. The 24-plus whitefish species in the large perialpine lakes have all developed since the last ice age, i.e. over tens of thousands rather than
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Phylogenetic tree reveals: new species of whitefish have emerged in every lake
Aquatic insects are less likely to be invasive
Last changed: 29.09.2022 Invasive insect species can cause great economic and ecological damage. For example, the emerald ash borer is destroying ash tree stands over a wide area in North America and has also been spreading i
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Aquatic insects are less likely to be invasive
Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Climate, immigration and speciation shape terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in the European Alps
Last changed: 29.09.2022 A high proportion of the endemic Alpine biodiversity is very young making it very vulnerable to climate change. The mechanisms and consequences of species loss will likely differ for different species
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Climate, immigration and speciation shape terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in the European Alps
Nature Communications - Genomic architecture of adaptive radiation and hybridization in Alpine whitefish
Last changed: 29.09.2022 The results reveal that repeated ecological and morphological diversification along a common environmental axis is associated with both genome-wide allele frequency shifts and a specific, larger effec
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Nature Communications - Genomic architecture of adaptive radiation and hybridization in Alpine whitefish
LéXPLORE opens its virtual doors
Last changed: 30.09.2022
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LéXPLORE opens its virtual doors
We celebrate recognition of the work of two of our Utox team members
Last changed: 30.09.2022 Huge congrats to Christoph Schür for being awarded the SETAC GLB best PhD dissertation award! His thesis dealt with the “Effects of microplastics on freshwater invertebrates” and was performed before
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We celebrate recognition of the work of two of our Utox team members
Eawag agrees on cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency
Last changed: 04.10.2022 The signing took place in Vienna on the occasion of this year’s IAEA General Conference. The agreement is in the area of the peaceful utilisation of isotopes in the water sector and regulates in parti
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Eawag agrees on cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency
The significance of fish cells as alternatives to animal testing disseminated at the EUSAAT 2022 Conference
Last changed: 06.10.2022 The Utox delegation disseminated their recent research at this year's EUSAAT Congress. The Annual Congress took place in Linz and was organized by the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testi
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The significance of fish cells as alternatives to animal testing disseminated at the EUSAAT 2022 Conference
TV report on recent studies from the Environmental Chemistry Department
Last changed: 06.10.2022 A large proportion of the pesticides that enter Swiss surface waters from agriculture are transported through inlet shafts. However, inputs via such shafts have so far not been taken into account in t
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TV report on recent studies from the Environmental Chemistry Department
Neurotoxic effects of insecticides in fish
Last changed: 07.10.2022 Neurotoxic effects of insecticides in fish Insecticides are extensively used in Switzerland and all over the world to control pests and pathogens in medicine, households, and agriculture. Via spray dr
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Neurotoxic effects of insecticides in fish
Optimising wastewater management and protecting water bodies
Last changed: 07.10.2022
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Optimising wastewater management and protecting water bodies
Damien Bouffard appointed professor at the University of Lausanne
Last changed: 11.10.2022 Damien Bouffard's research focuses on characterising the physical processes that govern transport and mixing processes in natural waters, mostly lakes. His goal is to provide a physical understanding
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Damien Bouffard appointed professor at the University of Lausanne
25.10.2022

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Changement de comportement systématique dans les projets de développement

PEAK-Cours d'enseignement appliqué A32/22-fr Le cours permettra aux participants de planifier, concevoir et évaluer des campagnes systématiques de changement de comportement basées sur l'approche RANA
Information on flooding via social media
Last changed: 18.10.2022
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Information on flooding via social media
02.11.2022

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Biologische Effekte von Spurenstoffen unterhalb von Kläranlagen

PEAK-Vertiefungskurs V55/22 Zahlreiche Kläranlagen werden aktuell in der Schweiz mit einer zusätzlichen Reinigungsstufe zur Elimination von Spurenstoffen aufgerüstet. Damit werden sowohl die Trinkwass
Alpine fish biodiversity is amazingly young
Last changed: 24.10.2022 The Alps are a habitat for numerous plants and animals – a hotspot of biodiversity on the European continent. As part of the Blue-Green Biodiversity research initiative of the Eawag and WSL research i
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Alpine fish biodiversity is amazingly young
16.11.2022

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High resolution mass spectrometry – a tool for the identification of organic contaminants

PEAK Applied Course A34/22 High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) is the method of choice for the detection and identification of organic contaminants in environmental samples nowadays. The course o
With new ponds against amphibian extinction
Last changed: 31.10.2022 A large proportion of Switzerland's frogs, toads, newts and salamanders are on the Red List of endangered species. There are many reasons for amphibian dieback: habitat loss, a deadly fungal disease,
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With new ponds against amphibian extinction
4S: Small-Scale Sanitation Scaling-Up
Last changed: 11.10.2022 Small-Scale Sanitation Scaling-Up (4S) in South Asia Inspecting a small-scale sewage treatment and reuse system in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Photo: Milan Basil) Evidence-based recommendations for small-sca
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How rusting iron removes arsenic from water
Last changed: 08.11.2022 When metallic iron corrodes, i.e. rusts, iron oxides are formed that can strongly bind pollutants such as arsenic. Simple and inexpensive water filters are based on this principle, which people in the
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How rusting iron removes arsenic from water
Accurately tracking how plastic biodegrades
Last changed: 15.11.2022 Modern agriculture uses a lot of plastic, especially in the form of mulch film that farmers use to cover field soils. This keeps the soils moist for crops, suppresses weeds and promotes crop growth. H
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Accurately tracking how plastic biodegrades
Professor Bernhard Wehrli: an active retirement
Last changed: 15.11.2022
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Professor Bernhard Wehrli: an active retirement
Early Career Scientist Award for Sarah Könemann
Last changed: 17.11.2022 At this year's SETAC Europe meeting in Copenhagen, Sarah Könemann was awarded the Rifcon Early Career Scientist Award for her publication titled “Sub-Lethal Peak Exposure to Insecticides Triggers Olfa
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Early Career Scientist Award for Sarah Könemann
Microplastics 2022 conference in Ascona - Mechanistic insights into the toxicity of tire particles applying fish cell lines
Last changed: 17.11.2022 Dr Dudefoi presented his research during Session 6: (micro)plastics interactions with biota. His presentation was followed by presentations from his collaborators Dr. Thibault Masset from EPFL and Dr
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Microplastics 2022 conference in Ascona - Mechanistic insights into the toxicity of tire particles applying fish cell lines
Green and blue food webs are wired differently
Last changed: 18.11.2022 Biodiversity emerges not only from the sum of all species present, but rather from the interactions between them. The most basic form of interaction is the feeding relationship. Recording all the feed
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Green and blue food webs are wired differently
Microplastics
Last changed: 21.11.2022 Public risk perception, preferences and willingness to pay for reducing micro- and nanoplastic pollution in freshwater in Switzerland Picture by 5Gyres, courtesy of Oregon State University This projec
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Goal 11 – Sustainable cities and communities
Last changed: 21.11.2022 SDG 11 aims to make cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The safe and sustainable utilisation of water and ensuring a secure basic water supply and infrastructure are imp
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Goal 3 – Good Health and well-being
Last changed: 21.11.2022 Ensure a healthy life for all people of all ages and promote their well-being. Eawag promotes health by researching how to preserve clean drinking water and how it can be improved in the future. With
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Goal 3 – Good Health and well-being
Goal 13 – Climate action
Last changed: 21.11.2022 SDG 13 aims to undertake immediate measures to combat climate change and its impacts. Eawag contributes to the achievement of the corresponding sub-goals through its research on the one hand, but also
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Goal 13 – Climate action
Goal 14 – Life below water
Last changed: 21.11.2022 SDG 14 aims to ensure that oceans, seas and marine resources are conserved and used in the spirit of sustainable development. Eawag studies surface waters, but it also contributes with its research to
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Goal 14 – Life below water
Goal 7 – Affordable and clean energy
Last changed: 21.11.2022 The project information is updated continuously. Unfortunately, there are no projects listed for this goal yet. News on Goal 7 More news on Goal 7
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Goal 7 – Affordable and clean energy