Eawag
Unique richness under pressure
Research
Eawag
The federal government has just published the updated Red List of fish and cyclostomes. Eawag was involved. The list documents a further endangerment since the last listing in 2007. Prof. Ole Seehausen explains why.
Energy transition: Bodies of water in conflict between protection and use
Politics
Eawag
The looming energy crisis has increased the pressure to push ahead with the energy transition in Switzerland. The parliamentarians will also debate this issue in the spring session, which is about to begin. The use of water bodies plays an important role here. Two Eawag researchers explain the risks to water systems arising from the use of potential that still exists and how the conflicts are to be assessed.
Producing bioplastics from wastewater
Research
Eawag
Wastewater treatment plants can do more than just treat wastewater. In the future, they should also recover resources. One approach that researchers at Eawag are pursuing, is the conversion of organic carbon contained in wastewater into bioplastics with the help of bacteria.
The wondrous world beneath our feet – researching groundwater fauna
Research
Eawag
Switzerland's groundwater is home to a multitude of hitherto unknown organisms. An Eawag research project is shining a light into the darkness and revealing this habitat’s exceptional biodiversity.
Optimising nitrogen removal from wastewater
Research
Eawag
Too much nitrogen continues to enter many water bodies, negatively impacting ecosystems and human health. The anammox process co-developed by Eawag can make an important contribution to reducing outputs from wastewater treatment plants and also saves energy and resources. It has now been further optimised by researchers at Eawag.
Tracing the flow of water with DNA
Research
Eawag
Environmental DNA analysis of microbial communities can help us understand how a particular region’s water cycle works. Oliver Schilling, Professor at Eawag and the University of Basel, recently used this method to examine the water cycle on Mount Fuji. His results have implications for Switzerland as well.
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