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Spotlight on water for World Water Day 2025
March 14, 2025
The year of the glacier Each year, the United Nation’s (UN) observes World Water Day by highlighting an issue of importance to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, of safe…
Lead sampling protocols for school drinking water
March 11, 2020
This presentation was delivered at the 12th Annual CIPHI Saskatchewan Annual Professional and Development Seminar in Saskatoon (October 29-30, 2019) and a version of it was presented at the 85th…
Testing for lead In school drinking water: A summary of sampling protocols
March 21, 2019
Low level lead exposure has been linked to neurobehavioral and cognitive effects in children.1 No “safe” level of lead exposure exists and efforts should be made to reduce exposures to as low as…
From pipes and plumbing to little people: A comparison of sampling protocols for lead in school drinking water
April 23, 2020
This presentation was delivered at the 12th Annual CIPHI Saskatchewan Annual Professional and Development Seminar in Saskatoon (October 29-30, 2019) and a version of it was presented at the 85th…
Health Canada’s new lead guideline and results of an Indigenous Services Canada, FNIHB drinking water sampling survey in children's facilities
March 24, 2022
Health Canada published the revised lead drinking water guideline in 2019. The document included recommendations for sampling protocols to assess lead exposure such as random daytime and fixed…
Lead in drinking water
March 10, 2022
Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal that can be harmful to human health. Health effects of lead exposure can include neurological, cardiovascular, renal, immunological,…
Predicting the environmental drivers of recreational water quality in Canada
February 29, 2024
Abstract Poor recreational water quality poses a risk of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) to beach goers engaging in water activities. In Canada, the concentration of Escherichia coli (E.…
Recreational coastal, freshwater, and other untreated natural waters
June 12, 2024
Recreational waters such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and their associated beaches, attract large numbers of users engaging in primary contact activities (e.g., swimming, water skiing, surfing,…
Environmental predictors of recreational water quality in Canada
October 17, 2024
Introduction Fecal contamination in recreational waters poses health risks, such as gastrointestinal, respiratory, eye, skin, and ear infections. It also leads to aesthetic concerns, other related…
Wildfires and drinking water safety: Understanding the risks and building resilience
September 12, 2024
The 2023 wildfire season was the worst on record in Canada, and while the 2024 season was not as severe, communities from Labrador City, to First Nations communities in…