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2025

• 06.12.2025 – PFAS at Zurich Airport: experts warn of possible groundwater contamination tagesanzeiger.ch
• 03.12.2025 – Luzern launches pilot project: 20 playgrounds to be tested for PFAS residues 20min.ch
• 28.11.2025 – No drinking water in Küblis: Residents forced to seek alternatives srf.ch
• 23.11.2025 – Taking on forever chemicals: Zurich start-up reports breakthrough srf.ch
• 22.11.2025 – High PFAS contamination: Fish from Lake Lucerne face a possible sales ban nau.ch
• 20.11.2025 – Excessive PFAS levels: Lidl’s Fondue Chinoise affected srf.ch
• 11.11.2025 – Asbestos found in Hardau II housing estate: Residents moved to hotel nzz.ch
• 11.11.2025 – PFAS at Seeanlage Farb: Legacy chemicals found in Zurich Lake site tagesanzeiger.ch
• 11.11.2025 – Asbestos in SBB trains: Investigations cost millions swissinfo.ch
• 08.10.2025 – PFAS removal with Nobel chemistry: Metal–organic frameworks in action srf.ch
• 07.10.2025 – Forever chemicals found in Swiss bread and wine (German) srf.ch
• 02.10.2025 – Pesticide cocktail in Swiss waters swissinfo.ch
• 08.09.2025 - PFAS affects women and men differently (German)  tagesanzeiger.ch
• 08.09.2025 - PFAS debate: Parliament approves several motions! (German) 20min.ch
• 08.06.2025 - PFAS (TFA) is more dangerous than assumed! srf.ch
  
• 04.06.2025 – PFAS-contaminated meat: The Council of States wants to ease the ban – an expert warns!  SRF.ch
• 04/06/2025 – PFAS Meat: Council of States wants to ease ban, expert warns! SRF.ch
• 03/06/2025 - PFAS in meat: Consumers left in the lurch  20min.ch
  
• 02/06/2025 – Federal government wants to make PFAS polluters pay blick.ch
• 01.06.2025 – St. Gallen: PFAS meat still on sale, federal government criticizes 20min.ch
• Authorities respond to PFAS contamination: These are their plans  SRF.ch
• 14/01/2025 – Persistent chemicals - PFAS remediation projects: The situation in your canton  SRF.ch
• 14/01/2025 – Persistent chemicals: How high the PFAS costs could be for Switzerland: An exclusive estimate  SRF.ch

2024

03/12/2024 – PFAS alert: Trifluoroacetic acid detected in all tested groundwater samples  SRF.ch 03/12/2024 – Swiss groundwater widely contaminated with PFAS: Federal government raises alarm  20min.ch 27.11.2024 Biel: Drinking water treated with chlorine due to contamination – Boiling recommended nau.ch 27.11.2024 Outdoor Tip: Why mountain streams are not a safe water source nau.ch 14.11.2024 PFAS contamination: Chemical levels in Ticino fish ten times above the limit SRF.ch 02.10.2024 Warning from the Federal Office: Drinking water in several municipalities contaminated 20min.ch 28.08.2024 How safe is tap water? Bacterial danger even in Switzerland Blick.ch 28.08.2024 Triengen LU: “Contaminated water for weeks!” Blick.ch 28.08.2024 Alpine rivers: Barely fresh rainwater, 93% is older water Blick.ch 28.08.2024 Fertilizers and pesticides in our drinking water! Blick.ch 15.08.2024 Sparkling vs. still water – which is healthier? msn.com 15.08.2024 Attention swimmers! THIS danger lurks in Lake Zurich 20min.ch 09.08.2024 Uster, contaminated drinking water! 20min.ch 02.08.2024 Duck fleas and blue algae, how good is the water quality of our lakes and rivers? srf.ch 14.06.2024 Drinking water in Trüllikon, pesticide levels exceeded sevenfold! Landbote.ch 04.06.2024 Pesticides and microplastics in mineral water! srf.ch 24.04.2024 Legionella in a new housing development in Regensdorf! Tenant uprising, arbitration requested! blick.ch 24.04.2024 Is “natural mineral water in PET bottles” misleading? nzz.ch 06.02.2024 Legionella in a new housing development in Regensdorf! Blick.ch 01.02.2024 Adulterated water at Nestlé? Blick.ch 27.11.2023 In a Bernese mountain restaurant, one liter of tap water costs eight francs! 20min.ch 14.11.2023 Threat to drinking water: Ems landfill must be monitored. nzz.ch 25.10.2023 Dirty water in Kaiseraugst: Brown water flows from the tap in the Liebrüti estate! 20min.ch