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Water In Canada
Canada enjoys one of the most abundant supplies of fresh water in the entire world. We also enjoy some of the highest quality drinking water. However, we are becoming increasingly aware of issues surrounding the quality of water that's delivered to our homes.
With issues of agricultural and industrial run off and pharmaceutical contamination plaguing our water sources, as well as issues of contamination due to lead, heavy metals and chlorine by-products arising from our water treatment practices and delivery systems, Canadians are starting to take a hard look at the water coming out of their taps.
What once seemed like an endless resource, an abundance of pure, safe water flowing from our taps, now presents as both limited and problematic. For the most part Canadian tap water is free of microbial contamination, the long-term health effects of exposure to other man-made containments are being called into question. The following links are to Health Canada resources. They discuss the state of water in Canada as it impacts the health of Canadians.
Drinking Water. A shared responsibility; Health Canada 2008
Drinking Water and Your Health; Health Canada 2008
Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines; Health Canada 2008
Questions and Answers on Bottled Water; Health Canada, 2007
Perchlorate and Human Health, Health Canada, 2008
The Undiluted Truth about Drinking Water; Health Canada 2007
Aluminum and Human Health, Health Canada 2007
Arsenic in Drinking Water; Health Canada 2006
Drinking Water Chlorination; Health Canada 2006
Effects of Lead on Human Health; Health Canada 2005