The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology or Eawag (German acronym for “Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz”) is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 research institution for aquatic research. As part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

ETH Domain

The ETH Domain is a union of Swiss governmental universities research institutions. It primarily consists of the following institutions:- Research institutions :* Paul Scherrer Institute* Eawag* Empa...

 (ETH) domain (“ETH-Bereich”) it is an institution of the Swiss federation. After its foundation in 1936 it concentrated on wastewater treatment

Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater treatment may refer to:* Sewage treatment* Industrial wastewater treatment...

. Since 1988 it has developed into a research and development institute. Nowadays, 400 people do research in the locations in Dübendorf

Dübendorf

Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 23,000 . It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winterthur, and Uster.-History:Dübendorf is first mentioned in 946 as...

 and Kastanienbaum.

Research

Eawag states being among the world’s leading aquatic research institutes. Its research focuses on aquatic ecosystems, 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.

Research departments:

• Surface Waters Research and Management
• Aquatic Ecology
• Fish Ecology and Evolution
• Environmental Chemistry
• Environmental Microbiology
• Environmental Toxicology
• Water Resource and Drinking Water
• Process Engineering
• Urban Water Management
• Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
• System Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling
• Innovation Research in Utility Sectors

Solar water disinfection

Solar water disinfection

Solar water disinfection, also known as SODIS is a method of disinfecting water using only sunlight and plastic PET bottles. SODIS is a free and effective method for decentralized water treatment, usually applied at the household level and is recommended by the World Health Organization as a viable...

(SODIS), a method of disinfecting water using only sunlight and plastic PET bottles, was developed by researchers at Eawag.