An interesting paper dealing with contamination incidents in distribution systems prompting public agencies and drinking water utilities to issue do-not-drink and do-not-use advisories has been recently published...
Hi all…in a follow-up study on the Toledo Ohio 2014 Microcystis bloom event which led to a “do not drink advisory” for more than 400,000 residents,researchers have reported that a virus may have been involved in the crisis and they warn that for utilities prone to experiencing such blooms that more stringent raw water monitoring may [...]
The USEPA has released health advisories for the perfluorinated compounds perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). As far as I am aware, there are no advisories, guidelines, or standards in Canada at this time. They are very difficult to remove from drinking water.
