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[email protected] Annual Report 2011 Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is The Annual Report 2011 presents only a small selection of part of the ETH Domain. This comprises the Swiss Federal Institutes of Eawag’s research, teaching and consulting activities. Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and Lausanne (EPFL), Eawag and three other A database of all publications by Eawag researchers independent, application-oriented research institutes – the Paul Scherrer (including article summaries) is available online at: Institute (PSI), the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape www.lib4ri.ch/institutional-bibliography/eawag.html. Research (WSL) and the Materials Science and Technology Research Insti- Open access publications can be downloaded tution (Empa). Nationally rooted and internationally networked, Eawag free of charge. If you have any queries, is concerned with concepts and technologies for the sustainable manage- please contact:
[email protected]. ment of water resources and aquatic ecosystems. In cooperation with universities, other research centres, public authorities, the private sector The Annual Report is also available in German. and NGOs, Eawag strives to harmonize ecological, economic and social interests in water, providing a link between science and practical applica- tions. In total 467 staff are employed in research, teaching and consulting at the Dübendorf (Zurich) and Kastanienbaum (Lucerne) sites. Publication details Editing: Andres Jordi | Contributors: Fabio Bergamin, Atlant Bieri, Andri Bryner, Herbert Güttinger, Thomas Lichtensteiger, Beatrix Mühlethaler, Anke Poiger, Annette Ryser, Anke Schäfer, Evelin Vogler, Felix Würsten | Translation: Jeff Acheson, Bottmingen | Design: TBS Identity, Zurich | Layout: SLS Nadler, Fällanden | Printing: Mattenbach AG, Winterthur | Copyright: Eawag, April 2012.