Liquid manure flowed into the Luteren on Saturday. The cantonal fisheries office assumes that all the fish in a side stream of the Luteren have died. The ecosystems in the surrounding waters are likely to take years to recover.
The National Council is debating a motion that provides for the financing of new drinking water treatment infrastructure according to the polluter-pays principle. However, it is still unclear who will be responsible for the millions in additional costs.
After it became known that almost three tons of toxic extinguishing foam had been released into Lake Constance, WWF St.Gallen carried out its own calculations. It came to the conclusion that drinking water and safe fish consumption could be at risk. The canton has given the all-clear for drinking water. For fish...
The amount of artificial chemicals is reaching a level that could make the Earth uninhabitable in the long term, scientists warn.
Almost three tons of toxic extinguishing foam have flowed into Lake Constance from the premises of the Australian packaging company Amcor Flexibles Rorschach AG in Goldach. The company initially tried to conceal the incidents. Now the public prosecutor's office has fined it 5,000 francs and...
A high dose of chemicals was discovered in fish in Valais. Fishing in the affected quarry pond is now temporarily banned.
Elevated levels of toxic chemicals were measured in the groundwater below the Gamsensried toxic waste landfill site in Upper Valais.
Officially, there is no longer a limit value for chlorothalonil residues in drinking water. At the same time, the federal government warns of high concentrations of the substance.
A tributary of the Sitter was polluted by several cubic meters of liquid manure on Monday afternoon. Despite rapid intervention by the authorities, fish died and the surrounding area was polluted.
An international team with Swiss participation has investigated pharmaceutical pollution along 258 rivers worldwide. According to the study, the concentrations at more than a quarter of the sites are potentially toxic to humans and the environment. Numerous studies have already investigated how...