Is it Safe to Drink the Town Water?
In response to the public health controversy surrounding the drinking water in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta this study assessed the safety of the treated town water based on the national standards outlined in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ). Chemical, physical, and microbiologi...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:11023/1261 2023-08-27T04:09:00+02:00 Is it Safe to Drink the Town Water? Williams, Keri Lynn Thurston, Wilfreda Enid 2014 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1261 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26677 eng eng Graduate Studies University of Calgary Calgary Williams, K. L. (2014). Is it Safe to Drink the Town Water? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26677 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26677 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1261 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Public Health Water Quality master thesis 2014 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26677 2023-08-06T06:25:04Z In response to the public health controversy surrounding the drinking water in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta this study assessed the safety of the treated town water based on the national standards outlined in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ). Chemical, physical, and microbiological parameters reported from 2006 to 2011 were compared to the 2010 or 2012 GCDWQ and four experts in water quality, treatment and public health were interviewed. Of the eighty-one chemical and physical parameters included in the 2010 and 2012 GCDWQ, and assessed in this study, aluminum, iron and temperature exceeded the guidelines twice, once and fifteen times respectively. Monthly turbidity averages from 2006 to 2011 also exceeded the 2012 guideline in sixty-one of seventy averages. Interviews with experts indicate the treated water is potable, however together these results raise questions around the quality of water data and the complexities of communicating these data to the public. Master Thesis Chipewyan Fort Chipewyan PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Fort Chipewyan ENVELOPE(-111.121,-111.121,58.722,58.722) |
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In response to the public health controversy surrounding the drinking water in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta this study assessed the safety of the treated town water based on the national standards outlined in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ). Chemical, physical, and microbiological parameters reported from 2006 to 2011 were compared to the 2010 or 2012 GCDWQ and four experts in water quality, treatment and public health were interviewed. Of the eighty-one chemical and physical parameters included in the 2010 and 2012 GCDWQ, and assessed in this study, aluminum, iron and temperature exceeded the guidelines twice, once and fifteen times respectively. Monthly turbidity averages from 2006 to 2011 also exceeded the 2012 guideline in sixty-one of seventy averages. Interviews with experts indicate the treated water is potable, however together these results raise questions around the quality of water data and the complexities of communicating these data to the public. |
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Williams, K. L. (2014). Is it Safe to Drink the Town Water? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26677 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26677 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1261 |
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