Together with the Technical University of Berlin, the Audi Foundation for the Environment has developed filters for road runoff. They prevent tire abrasion and other environmentally...
After the Steinhuder Meer, the Dümmer is the second largest lake in the state of Lower Saxony with a water surface of about 1,300 hectares. The...
Iron-rich fluids emanating from hydrothermal vents on the seafloor can boost life in the otherwise nutrient-poor surface waters of the open ocean. An expedition with the...
On March 22, 2022, the United Nations (UN) World Water Day will be held this year under the motto “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible”. The aim...
Of total global energy consumption, the water and wastewater industry accounts for around four percent. In view of the growing demand for water from the world’s...
Coronaviruses can be detected in wastewater several days before the first symptoms appear. This offers the possibility to collect case numbers more quickly, to map the...
Led by Dr. Karl-Michael Werner of the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries and Margrete Emblemsvåg of the Møreforsking AS Institute and the Arctic University of Norway,...
If seas and coasts suffer from climate change or unsustainable use, this has an impact on nature, but also on human well-being – not least, part...
For some time now, there have been challenges with the quality of the groundwater in a waterworks in the town of Mechernich, Nordeifel. In particular, lead...
In the night of February 17, 1962, a severe storm surge was announced for the North Sea coast. However, there was no talk of any danger...