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The '''Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology''' or '''Eawag''' (German acronym for “Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz”)<ref>[http://www.eawag.ch/about/sprachen/index_EN Name of the Institute in different languages]</ref> is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] research institution for applied materials sciences and technology. As part of the [[Swiss Federal Institute of Technology]] (ETH) domain (“ETH-Bereich”) it is an institution of the Swiss federation. After its foundation in 1936 it concentrated on [[wastewater treatment]]. Since 1988 it has developed into a research and development institute. Nowadays, 400 people do research in the locations in [[Dübendorf]] and [[Kastanienbaum]]. |
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[[File:EmpaDuebendorf.jpg|thumb|Eawag shares the campus at Dübendorf near Zurich with [[Empa]]]] |
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== Research == |
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Eawag states being among the world’s leading aquatic research institutes. Its research focuses on aquatic ecosystemes, urban water systems as well as chemicals and effects. Eawag has twelve research departments, where research is conducted by natural and social scientists and engineers. This combination permits a wide range of water research. |
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Research departments: |
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* Surface Waters Research and Management |
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* Aquatic Ecology |
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* Fish Ecology and Evolution |
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* Environmental Chemistry |
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* Environmental Microbiology |
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* Environmental Toxicology |
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* Water Resource and Drinking Water |
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* Process Engineering |
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* Urban Water Management |
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* Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries |
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* System Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling |
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* Innovation Research in Utility Sectors |
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The development of the [[solar water disinfection]] (SODIS), a method of disinfecting water using only sunlight and plastic PET bottles, has been made by Eawag. |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.eawag.ch/ Eawag] |
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[[Category:Education in Zürich]] |
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- ^ "Budgetbericht des ETH-Rats für den ETH-Bereich 2024" [Budget Report 2024] (PDF). ETH Board (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-26.