Free public conference: "Plastics in Lake Geneva, an overdose? 18 March 2025 from 6pm to 10pm at Campus Biotech
To raise awareness of the growing threat posed by plastic pollution, the ASL is organising a free public conference on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at the Campus Biotech, in partnership with the University of Geneva. The conference will give the floor to a number of specialists who will present and comment on: the main sources and their impact on the environment; the [...]
Oil pollution - letter to the sub-prefect of Thonon
The press (Dauphiné Libéré) reported the recent accidental spillage of 500 litres of fuel oil into the Lake Geneva near Evian, a spill that prompted the fire brigade to intervene to contain the problem. Following this incident, the ASL wrote to the sub-prefect of Thonon, the authority in charge of Lake Geneva on the French side, asking him to [...]
Open letter of 03.12.2019 to the Federal Council on the subject of munitions in the small lake
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Cigarette butts poison the environment
A cigarette contains around 4,000 substances, 250 of which are harmful to health and 50 of which are carcinogenic. A single cigarette butt can pollute up to 500 litres of water. Many of these substances accumulate in the filter. As well as nicotine, butts therefore contain traces of toxic products (pesticides, phenols, ammonia, etc.).
