Physical processes in western Lake Ontario during a taste and odour episode / M. G. Skafel and R. R. Yerubandi.: En13-5/03-188E-PDF

"Over five million people rely on western Lake Ontario for potable water. Each summer there is an episode of earthy taste and odour in the drinking water that forces local utilities to spend millions of dollars on systems to ameliorate the problem. The earthy taste and odour is caused by geosmin, a secondary metabolite of some Cyanobacteria and Actinomycete bacteria. Recent extensive field studies were undertaken to document the lake physics before and during the taste and odour event to understand better the processes controlling the delivery of geosmin to the water treatment plant intakes"--Abstract.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Title Physical processes in western Lake Ontario during a taste and odour episode / M. G. Skafel and R. R. Yerubandi.
Series title NWRI contribution ; no. 03-188
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographic references.
Abstracts in English and French.
Publishing information Burlington, Ont. : Environment Canada, [2003]
Author / Contributor Skafel, M. G.
Rao, Yerubandi R.
Description [18] p. : figures.
Catalogue number
  • En13-5/03-188E-PDF
Subject terms Lakes
Water quality
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