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Fires, Floods, and Bugs: How Climate Change Impacts Drinking Water Source Quality
September 28, 2016
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 82nd Annual National Educational Conference. Climate change is anticipated to have myriad potential impacts on human health, some of…
Flint Water Crisis: Can It Happen in Canada?
September 28, 2016
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 82nd Annual National Educational Conference In January 2016 a US federal state of emergency was declared in Flint Michigan due to elevated lead…
Appreciating and applying metal in drinking water guidelines
September 16, 2015
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 81st Annual National Educational Conference National and International agencies establish drinking water guidelines based on objectives which…
Community Water Fluoridation in Canada – Trends, Benefits, and Risks (University of Guelph Master of Public Health Program)
February 18, 2014
Fluoride has been added to public drinking water in Canadian communities since the 1940s as a means of preventing tooth decay. Dental fluorosis is a known adverse effect of…
Review of Guidelines for Shock Chlorination in Private Wells
November 14, 2013
Microbial contamination of groundwater from private wells can pose a significant health risk to rural Canadians. To mitigate risk, Health Canada currently recommends shock chlorination along with…
Understanding microbial indicators for drinking water assessment - revised
August 15, 2013
Boil water advisories are issued when water testing detects higher than accepted amounts of microbial indicators or when there are deficiencies with water treatment. The fear of not issuing…
[ARCHIVED] Water-borne Disease Outbreaks in Canadian Small Drinking Water Systems
November 15, 2011
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[ARCHIVED] Retrospective Surveillance for Drinking Water-Related Illnesses in Canada
August 20, 2009
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[ARCHIVED] Chlorination Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water
December 30, 2008
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[ARCHIVED] When can Point-of-Use Water Filters be used for Removal of Protozoa?
October 25, 2008
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