Eawag Annual Report 2021
The Annual Report gives a wide-ranging account of current Eawag projects. It is published in English and German, and since 2013 also in French.
The Annual Report gives a wide-ranging account of current Eawag projects. It is published in English and German, and since 2013 also in French.
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News in brief<br />
Dean Shirley, <strong>Eawag</strong><br />
Online biomonitoring of treated wastewater: At present, to ensure that treated wastewater can be<br />
safely released into receiving waters, treatment plants normally use grab samples, which have to undergo<br />
time-consuming laboratory analysis. Now, scientists from <strong>Eawag</strong>, FHNW and the Ecotox Centre have<br />
tested new methods, using living organisms, to permit continuous, real-time monitoring of treated wastewater<br />
quality. Since water fleas, freshwater shrimps and unicellular green algae react rapidly and sensitively<br />
to contaminants, the researchers hope that these biomonitors can be used in the future as early-warning<br />
systems.<br />
Real-time biomonitoring for wastewater treatment plants
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