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Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : drinking water advisories in Canada.: En4-144/54-2016E-PDF

"In 2015, 78% of boil water advisories in Canada were issued on a precautionary basis due to problems with drinking water equipment or processes. By contrast, boil water advisories issued due to the detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in drinking water samples accounted for 5%. Boil water advisories related to other microbiological water quality parameters, such as the detection of total coliform bacteria or unacceptable turbidity levels, accounted for 17% of total boil water advisories"--p. 5.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
TitleCanadian environmental sustainability indicators : drinking water advisories in Canada.
Variant title
  • Drinking water advisories in Canada
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
Later editionCanadian environmental sustainability indicators
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "April 2016.”
  • Title from cover.
  • Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : avis concernant la qualité de l'eau potable au Canada.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • Gatineau, QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2016.
Description16 p. : graphs
ISBN978-0-660-04753-9
Catalogue number
  • En4-144/54-2016E-PDF
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