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Canada’s forests vital to our national drinking water security
Visiting scholar explains how and why Canada's forests are vital to our national drinking water security during the 78th bi-annual Forest Industry Lecture Monica Emelko of the University of Waterloo delivered the 78th bi-annual Forest [...]
Biodegradable organic matter and rapid-rate biofilter performance: A review
For those of you dealing with biological filtration for drinking water treatment, a paper entitled “Biodegradable organic matter and rapid-rate biofilter performance: A review” has just been published in the journal Water Research.
Assessment of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint, Michigan
I occasionally come across papers that address the potential importance of fungi in drinking water. Many report that that fungi are surviving through treatment...
Temporal trends in Giardia occurrence in the Grand River and surrounding tributaries, Waterloo, Ontario (2005–2013)
The Grand River and its tributaries in southern Ontario have been, and continue to be, very intensely studied. The latest published paper describes temporal trends in Giardia oocyst occurrence.
Occurrence of Human Norovirus GII and Human Enterovirus in Ontario Source Waters
We’re now well aware that impacted watersheds used for drinking water can have high occurrence frequencies of protozoan pathogen (oo)cysts such as those of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. This includes the Grand River in southern Ontario where frequencies can approach 100%.
Fungal Contaminants in Drinking Water Regulation? A Tale of Ecology, Exposure, Purification and Clinical Relevance
I occasionally come across papers that address the potential importance of fungi in drinking water. Many report that that fungi are surviving through treatment...
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Canada’s forests vital to our national drinking water security
Visiting scholar explains how and why Canada's forests are vital to our national drinking water security during the 78th bi-annual Forest Industry Lecture Monica Emelko of the University of Waterloo delivered the 78th bi-annual Forest [...]
Biodegradable organic matter and rapid-rate biofilter performance: A review
For those of you dealing with biological filtration for drinking water treatment, a paper entitled “Biodegradable organic matter and rapid-rate biofilter performance: A review” has just been published in the journal Water Research.
Assessment of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint, Michigan
I occasionally come across papers that address the potential importance of fungi in drinking water. Many report that that fungi are surviving through treatment...
Temporal trends in Giardia occurrence in the Grand River and surrounding tributaries, Waterloo, Ontario (2005–2013)
The Grand River and its tributaries in southern Ontario have been, and continue to be, very intensely studied. The latest published paper describes temporal trends in Giardia oocyst occurrence.
Occurrence of Human Norovirus GII and Human Enterovirus in Ontario Source Waters
We’re now well aware that impacted watersheds used for drinking water can have high occurrence frequencies of protozoan pathogen (oo)cysts such as those of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. This includes the Grand River in southern Ontario where frequencies can approach 100%.
Fungal Contaminants in Drinking Water Regulation? A Tale of Ecology, Exposure, Purification and Clinical Relevance
I occasionally come across papers that address the potential importance of fungi in drinking water. Many report that that fungi are surviving through treatment...