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Hydroelectric turbines put fish at risk of severe injury during passage. To support an informed debate on the sustainability of hydropower, reliable data of turbine-induced fish mortality are pivotal. A team of researchers has now provided a first global analysis. On average, 22.3 percent of all fish passing through turbines got killed or showed severe, potentially lethal injuries.

IGB scientists gave feedback on the potential revision of the EU list of pollutants affecting surface and groundwater

New research from IGB shows that current strategies for reducing the impact of light pollution do not go far enough in protecting aquatic insect species.

Anlässlich des Tesla-Projekts "Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg" veröffentlicht das IGB eine wissenschaftliche Einschätzung zur Ansiedlung von industriellen Großprojekten in wasserarmen Gebieten.

Excessive phosphorus loading lead to the accumulation of this nutrient in water bodies. Lake sediments can retain phosphorus. In laboratory tests, an IGB team has investigated the conditions under which this retention is long-term.

IGB gives feedback on the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD).

As part of her doctoral thesis, Birgit Müller investigated how trace organic compounds are transformed with other organic substances in flowing waters and at the boundary between water and sediment.

Today is World Water Day. In an interview, IGB doctoral student Helena Huđek and her scientific supervisor Martin Pusch report on the state of Europe’s rivers, and how to get them flowing again.