Wastewater
Microbial cleaning crew scours sewage plants
Research
Eawag
Researchers decipher how the microbial inhabitants of sewage treatment plants help eliminate intestinal parasites.
When rain overwhelms the sewers, antibiotic-resistant bacteria flood the river
Research
Eawag
Wastewater treatment plants are ‘hotspots’ for antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria but sewer overflows exacerbate the problem by disseminating them into rivers. Researchers at Eawag suggest ways to minimise these effects.
Climate protection in the wastewater treatment arena
Research
Eawag
Switzerland has around 800 municipal wastewater treatment plants. A recent study by Eawag researchers reveals the burden these plants place on the climate, and explores how emissions of climate-damaging nitrous oxide can be reduced.
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