Browsing by Subject "drinking water"
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Development and implementation of Water Safety Plans in Canadian water systems
(2021-04-05)Current, persistent water quality and quantity concerns in small, rural, Northern and Indigenous water systems in Canada necessitate a change in water management strategies. Analysis of drinking water advisories across ... -
EMPTY COMMITMENTS? THE INDIGENOUS WATER CRISIS IN CANADA AND THE COMMITMENT TO ENDING ALL DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES ON FIRST NATION RESERVES
(2022-04-12)In 2016 the Government of Canada (GoC) committed to ending all long-term drinking water advisories (DWAs) in First Nation communities by March 2021. By not fulfilling the 2016 commitment the GoC fails to fulfill its promise ... -
EXPLORING DECADAL INCREASES IN THE CONCENTRATION OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER AND THE IMPACT ON SURFACE DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES
(2023-04-13)Natural organic matter (NOM) is prevalent in surface waters and impacts all aspects of drinking water treatment. In recent decades, there have been reports of increasing NOM concentration (often referred to as brownification) ... -
Investigating Governance Enablers for Water Safety Plans in Mi'kmaq and Wolastiqjyik Communities
(2022-04-19)Despite Canada’s privileged economic status, First Nations disproportionately experience drinking water issues. In the past decade, the focus has shifted from technological to governance-based solutions, in recognition of ... -
Investigating Sources of Elevated Lead in Drinking Water
(2013-05-29)Lead exposure poses as a risk factor for various adverse health effects including intellectual delays, reduced IQ, and behavioural problems in children, as well as cognitive decline in adults. Lead enters drinking water ... -
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF RAW WATER BIOFILTRATION FOR SURFACE WATER MANGANESE CONTROL
(2023-11-10)Biofiltration is a sustainable method for removing dissolved manganese (Mn) from water. This treatment is well established in groundwater studies, where a simple aeration-biofiltration designs are used to remove Mn, iron ... -
Optimization of Residuals Management at a Drinking Water Treatment Facility
(2016-03-07)Drinking water treatment processes that use aluminum sulfate as a coagulant produce residuals streams with high levels of aluminum which must be treated before being discharged to the environment, and the treatment process ... -
READINESS FOR ENSURING SAFE DRINKING WATER IN SMALL COMMUNITY SYSTEMS
(2015)All communities face challenges with respect to making water safe to drink and ensuring that it reaches consumers without decreasing in quality, yet these challenges are often amplified in small communities (<5,000 pop.). ... -
Treatment of biofilms and opportunistic pathogens in simulated drinking water distribution systems using UV LEDs
(2023-04-07)Biofilm formation in drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) has important implications for public health due to the potential proliferation of opportunistic pathogens (OPs). To inhibit the formation of biofilms and OPs ... -
UNDERSTANDING BLENDED CORROSION CONTROL CHEMICALS FOR CONTROLLING LEAD RELEASE AND WATER QUALITY IN DRINKING WATER
(2022-12-15)This thesis provided a comprehensive review of the occurrence, measurement, and characterization of colloidal lead in drinking water. Colloids have been underestimated in conventional drinking water monitoring, where metals ... -
UNDERSTANDING WATER QUALITY AND THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN-LR IN A SMALL DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
(2019-11-28)Over the past 15-20 years, changes in water quality have been observed in the northern hemisphere. These changes could be attributed to climate change and/or recovery from acidification due to reduced atmospheric deposition. ...