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Department Environmental Toxicology
19.11.2025

08:30 - 17:00

Environmental Analytics: Challenges and Advances in Mass Spectrometry

Advanced course PEAK-V62/25 Mass spectrometry is a key analytical technique for the selective and sensitive detection of organic and inorganic pollutants in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Diverse ma
30.06.2026

09:00 - 17:00

Determination of Freshwater Cyanobacteria

PEAK practical application course A53/26 This 3-day course focuses on the identification of freshwater Cyanobacteria using modern taxonomic approaches. It includes theoretical lectures covering system
29.06.2026

09:00 - 17:00

Toxic Cyanobacteria: Identification, Characterization and Communication

PEAK consolidation-level course V63/26 Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous in the environment and some of them produce potent liver and nerve toxins. When cyanobacteria rapidly multiply, their so-called bloo
BlueX: Blue Nexus Lab – Ein urbanes Living Lab für Wasser und Klimaanpassung
Last changed: 10.11.2025 BlueX: Blue Nexus Lab – An urban living lab for water and climate adaptation The Blue Nexus Lab focuses on projects in the field of water and climate adaptation. (source: Adobe Stock #1249833965) Urba
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BlueX: Blue Nexus Lab – Ein urbanes Living Lab für Wasser und Klimaanpassung
10 years of Eawag Sensorlab
Last changed: 11.11.2025 Discussion led by Jörg Rieckermann, text edited by Andri Bryner Since 2015, the Sensorlab has been a cross-departmental resource at Eawag. Its full name is Laboratory for Sensor Networks, Automation a
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Beavers create habitats for bats
Last changed: 13.11.2025 In the 19th century, beavers were extinct in large parts of Europe, with only a few thousand animals remaining. However, thanks to hunting bans and reintroduction projects, there are now over 1.4 mill
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Beavers create habitats for bats
Natural Toxins Greifensee Model Lake, Switzerland
Last changed: 17.11.2025 CyanoBloom Greifensee Model Lake, Switzerland Why do toxic cyanobacteria bloom? A gene to ecosystem approach. This project aims to understand the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms triggering harm
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Department Environmental Chemistry

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Natural Toxins Greifensee Model Lake, Switzerland
FAQ about wastewater monitoring
Last changed: 18.11.2025 FAQ about wastewater monitoring What is the significance of wastewater-based epidemiology in relation to SARS-CoV-2? Genetic material from the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be excreted in the faeces of infecte
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Health data from wastewater

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Humanitarian Aid Solid Waste Assessment and Improvement (HAWAI) Guidelines
Last changed: 18.11.2025 Humanitarian Aid Solid Waste Assessment and Improvement (HAWAI) Guidelines Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Azim Khan Ronnie / Alamy Stock Photo Safe management of solid
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Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

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Humanitarian Aid Solid Waste Assessment and Improvement (HAWAI) Guidelines
Getting to Dübendorf
Last changed: 18.11.2025 Getting to Dübendorf Directions Please travel by public transport. Public transport From Zurich Main Station (HB) by S-train (S3, S9, S12) to Stettbach. Form there about 20 minutes walk to Eawag (see
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Getting to Kastanienbaum
Last changed: 18.11.2025 Getting to Kastanienbaum Directions Please travel by public transport. Public transport From Lucerne train station take bus 21, platform Q (bus parking in front of station, departure bus 21 on the rig
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Remote_Phyto
Last changed: 18.11.2025 Remote sensing of phytoplankton diversity Phytoplankton plays a central role in lakes. It forms the basis of the food chain for higher-order organisms. Its species composition and status are important
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Department Surface Waters - Research and Management

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Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)
Last changed: 19.11.2025 Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) CWIS is a paradigm shift in urban sanitation, and places equity, public & environmental health and coexistence of hybrid sanitation systems at its centerpiece. Thi
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Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

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Environmental chemist Walter Giger has passed away
Last changed: 19.11.2025 Just recently, Walter Giger was a guest at the Eawag Information Day 2025 on how the quantity and quality of our groundwater could be better protected. Just recently, we at the Eawag Media Office refe
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Environmental chemist Walter Giger has passed away
Resources from wastewater – separation at the source
Last changed: 20.11.2025 Resources from wastewater – separation at the source As with waste recycling, resources can be recovered more efficiently from wastewater if the different wastewater streams are no longer mixed. To se
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Decentralised resource recovery from wastewater

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Identifying chemicals of concern in plastics – and pathways towards safer polymers
Last changed: 20.11.2025 Plastics are everywhere, and the chemicals they contain are a core issue: All plastics, from food packaging to car tires, contain hundreds of chemicals that can leach into foodstuffs, homes, and the e
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Identifying chemicals of concern in plastics – and pathways towards safer polymers
lake_taney
Last changed: 20.11.2025 Lipid paleothermometers from Lake Taney (CH) Lake Taney, located in western Valais at 1400 m altitude, is an exceptional site for high-resolution paleoclimate research. This project evaluates three li
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Department Surface Waters - Research and Management

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Main Focus
Last changed: 21.11.2025 Main Focus Our basic scientific research is linked with practical applications. Projects are carried out in cooperation with professional associations, federal and cantonal environmental protection ag
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Department Process Engineering

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Tools for the practice
Last changed: 21.11.2025 Tools for the practice Use our professional apps to help you in your work. Circular Sanitation Toolbox The toolbox provides an overview of possible technologies for decentralised wastewater systems an
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Utox Department Retreat – A Day of Reflection, Collaborative Activities, and Team Spirit
Last changed: 21.11.2025 The retreat provided a meaningful space to share experiences, listen to one another, and discuss both opportunities and challenges in our daily work. Through open dialogue and collaborative activities
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Utox Department Retreat – A Day of Reflection, Collaborative Activities, and Team Spirit
Toolbox for planning decentralised sanitation systems
Last changed: 21.11.2025 A push of a button, flush and away – that’s how toilets usually work in Switzerland. Most of what is flushed away here, together with wastewater from kitchens, washing machines and showers, ends up in
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Toolbox for planning decentralised sanitation systems
Inquiry
Last changed: 28.11.2025 Your inquiry Hello Thank you very much for your e-mail. We will reply to all general enquiries about Eawag as soon as possible. For the following areas please forward your e-mail to medien@ clutter ea
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Guest house Seeheim
Last changed: 28.11.2025 The rooms in the Seeheim are suitable for guests of Eawag who need accommodation for a short time. The furnishings are simple but functional. The following rooms are available: Room Rates (pro person/
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Quagga mussel
Last changed: 29.11.2025 The invasive quagga mussel The quagga mussel is an invasive species in Switzerland. It spreads rapidly in affected waters and has a profound impact. It changes ecosystems, affects infrastructure and c
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Access to official documents
Last changed: 01.12.2025 Access to official documents Freedom of information requests must be submitted to the address on the right. To ensure that we will be able to process your request as efficiently as possible, we would
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Infotafel Kastanienbaum
Last changed: 01.12.2025 Warm genug zum Baden? Ergänzende Informationen zur Infotafel am Eawag-Standort Kastanienbaum Na, lockt es Sie ins Wasser? Jeder Mensch hat seine eigene perfekte Badetemperatur. Aber auch für das Ökosy
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Department Surface Waters - Research and Management

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Trace Elements
Last changed: 01.12.2025 Measurement portfolio We measure trace elements (TE), such as metals, metalloids, halogens, rare earth elements (REE), and platinum-group elements (PGE) to determine their concentrations and/or chemic
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Animal tracking deep underwater
Last changed: 01.12.2025 Flapper skate ( Dipturus intermedius ), the world’s largest skate species measuring over two metres in length, live hidden on the rugged seabed around Scotland. Their life in the darkness, deep underw
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Animal tracking deep underwater
Martin Ackermann

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Expertise: bacteria, genetics, antibiotics, resistances, evolution, ecology
Alplakes receives Swiss prize for open research data
Last changed: 01.12.2025 The Swiss Academies of Sciences presented the National Prize for Open Research Data yesterday evening, 27 November 2025. Two projects were honoured. One of them is www.alplakes.eawag.ch , an interacti
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Alplakes receives Swiss prize for open research data
How artificial intelligence detects nitrate hotspots
Last changed: 01.12.2025 Nitrate levels in groundwater exceed the limit of 25 milligrams per litre at 15 percent of all measuring points in Switzerland. In areas characterised by arable and vegetable farming, the concentratio
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How artificial intelligence detects nitrate hotspots
Main Focus
Last changed: 02.12.2025 Previous Next Main Focus We study ecology, evolution and biodiversity of fishes and other aquatic organisms. We are interested in the mechanisms that drive the origins, the maintenance and the loss of
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Department Fish Ecology & Evolution

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Facilities
Last changed: 02.12.2025 The scientists are supported by our highly experienced technical staff. A wide range of high-end equipment as well as different aquaria-rooms are available for the different kind of research projects.
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Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
Last changed: 02.12.2025 Sampling at WWTP Werdhölzli, Zurich (Photo: Esther Michel, Eawag) The following answers to frequently asked questions on the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater were jointly compiled by th
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Health data from wastewater
Last changed: 02.12.2025 Health data from wastewater Wastewater is full of information about our health and consumption patterns. Thanks to these traces, it can be used, among other things, as an early warning system for the
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FAQs – Pesticides in water
Last changed: 02.12.2025 Pesticides in drinking water Is our tap water safe to drink? In Switzerland, tap water can be safely consumed. A report issued in September 2019 by the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists (availabl
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Pesticides in water
Last changed: 02.12.2025 Pesticides in water Pesticide is a collective term for biologically active substances used to combat unwanted organisms. In agriculture, including horticulture, they are used against weeds (herbicides
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FAQs – Pesticides in water
Last changed: 02.12.2025 FAQs – Pesticides in water Pesticides in drinking water Is our tap water safe to drink? In Switzerland, tap water can be safely consumed. A report issued in September 2019 by the Swiss Association of
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Requirement values
Last changed: 02.12.2025 Requirement values The Swiss Water Protection Ordinance (GSchV) specifies the requirements for all pesticides used in biocidal products or plant protection products. For surface waters, 19 pesticides
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Simon Wullschleger

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Waste Flow Diagram
Last changed: 04.12.2025 Waste Flow Diagram – Plastic leakage into the environment Mismanaged waste leads to plastic leakage into rivers, lakes, and oceans. This is a global and growing problem leading to significant environm
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Waste Flow Diagram
SWIFT
Last changed: 04.12.2025 SWIFT-Sustainable Waste-based Insect Farming Technologies in Uganda and Malawi Project Timeline: May 2023–April 2026 NEW TOOL ALERT! Are you a practitioner, farmer or researcher interested in knowing
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SWIFT
04.09.2025

09:00 - 17:00

Groundwater – utilising and protecting the resource drinking water

80% of Switzerland's drinking water comes from groundwater. Its protection is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in the densely utilised Central Plateau. New or newly focussed pollutants, suc
Order form Info Day brochure
Last changed: 08.12.2025 Normally we publish and send the Info Day brochure to potential participants 4-5 months before the event. I would like to ... Contact Nicol Klenk Tel. +41 58 765 6826 Send Mail
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23.01.2026

10:00 - 16:00

Final Event SPEED2ZERO

We cordially invite you to the SPEED2ZERO closing event on Friday, 23 January 2026. We will present and discuss the most important findings from three years of research on climate, energy, biodiversit
Vasco Schelbert

MSc Sustainable Development

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