The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
A study was conducted to measure the degree of contamination of lake waters at Yellowknife produced by the disposal of domestic wastes, and to assess the suitability of these waters for domestic use. None of the samples analyzed met Canadian standards for drinking water. Though the bacterial quality...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65849 2023-05-15T14:19:18+02:00 The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Bell, J.B. Zaal, J.F.J. Vanderpost, J.M. 1976-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65849 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65849/49763 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65849 ARCTIC; Vol. 29 No. 3 (1976): September: 129–180; 138-146 1923-1245 0004-0843 Economic conditions Food Native peoples Subsistence N.W.T Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1976 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:49Z A study was conducted to measure the degree of contamination of lake waters at Yellowknife produced by the disposal of domestic wastes, and to assess the suitability of these waters for domestic use. None of the samples analyzed met Canadian standards for drinking water. Though the bacterial quality of the main body of water was found to be good, there was contamination at points of discharge of sewage and near storm drains, marsh muds and sediments. It is recommended that the City of Yellowknife seek an alternative site for sewage disposal and give adequate publicity to the dangers of using inadequately treated water. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife University of Calgary Journal Hosting Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife ARCTIC 29 3 |
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A study was conducted to measure the degree of contamination of lake waters at Yellowknife produced by the disposal of domestic wastes, and to assess the suitability of these waters for domestic use. None of the samples analyzed met Canadian standards for drinking water. Though the bacterial quality of the main body of water was found to be good, there was contamination at points of discharge of sewage and near storm drains, marsh muds and sediments. It is recommended that the City of Yellowknife seek an alternative site for sewage disposal and give adequate publicity to the dangers of using inadequately treated water. |
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The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
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The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
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The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
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The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
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The Bacterial Quality of Lake Waters at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
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bacterial quality of lake waters at yellowknife, northwest territories |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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1976 |
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Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife |
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Arctic Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife |
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Arctic Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife |
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