
| Arsenic in Drinking Water | Health Canada |
This site looks at health effects and how to test for arsenic levels in your water.
| Blue-Green Algae (Cynobacteria) and their Toxins | Health Canada |
This document covers a wide range of topics related to cyanobacteria, their toxins, and your health.
| Bottled Water | Health Canada |
Find out about efforts to ensure that bottled water does not contain harmful contaminants, such as bacteria (text and video).
| Drinking Water Away from Home | Health Canada |
Drinking untreated water in the great outdoors can make you ill. Take these precautions to make sure the water you drink is safe.
| Drinking Water Chlorination | Health Canada |
Information on water chlorination including health effects, risks and benefits.
| Drinking Water in the Great Canadian Outdoors | Health Canada |
Learn crucial facts about drinking water in an outdoor setting, including extensive detail about purification methods.
| Effects of Lead on Human Health | Health Canada |
Information dealing with the effects of lead in the environment - in food, in water, and in the air.
| Fluoride and Human Health | Health Canada |
Describes where and how fluorides occur, sources of human exposure, and dental and health effects on humans.
| Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Drinking Water | Health Canada |
An explanation of the giardia and cryptosporidium parasites, responsible for giarchiasis (beaver fever) and cryptosporidiosis. Steps for disease prevention and treatment are given.
| Lior Typing | Health Canada |
Meet Dr. Hermy Lior, who was instrumental in developing research tests and methods to distinguish different types of the bacteria E. coli and Campylobacter (text and video).
| Undiluted Truth About Drinking Water | Health Canada |
Answering your questions about drinking water quality.