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Prairie Water News
c/o Saskatchewan Research Council
125 – 15 Innovation Boulevard
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2X8
Phone: (306) 933-5400 Fax: (306) 933-7446
E-mail: info@src.sk.ca
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - PFRA
Headquarters
603 - 1800 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4L2
Phone: 1-800-667-7644 Fax: (306) 780-5018
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
201 J. G. O’Donoghue Building
7000 - 113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
Phone: (780) 427-2181 Fax: (780) 422-7755
Manitoba Conservation
Library Services
Suite 160, 123 Main Street,
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1A5
Phone: (204) 945-7126 Fax: (204) 948-2357
E-mail: wbarber@gov.mb.ca
Manitoba Water Services Board
Intergovernmental Affairs
Province of Manitoba
2022 Currie Blvd.
PO Box 22080
Brandon, MB
Phone: 204-726-6076 Fax: 204-726-6290
Saskatchewan Health
Provincial Laboratory Environmental Sciences Section
3211 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 5W6
Phone: (306) 787-3140 Fax: (306) 798-0046
Saskatchewan Research Council
125 – 15 Innovation Boulevard
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2X8
Phone: (306) 933-5400 Fax: (306) 933-7446
E-mail: info@src.sk.ca
Sask Water
Head Office
4th Floor, Victoria Place
111 Fairford Street East
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6H 7X9
Phone: (306) 694-3900 Fax: (306) 694-3944
Internet Health References
Health Canada has a number of different websites available on the Internet that deal specifically with water quality and human health. Relevant sites that are current at the time of publication of this document are listed in the following table. For additional information regarding water quality issues and the impact on human health, contact your regional public health authority.
General information on drinking water
A range of information on ensuring quality in drinking water.
Summary of guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality
Current guidelines on microbiological, chemical, and radiological parameters in drinking water.
Drinking water materials
Standards for materials that come into contact with drinking water.
Arsenic in drinking water
Information on testing for arsenic, health effects of arsenic, and minimizing the risk of negative health effects.
Drinking water chlorination
Benefits, risks, and alternatives to chlorination.
Effects of lead on human health
Health risks and sources of lead exposure.
Aluminum and human health
Information on how people are exposed to aluminum and health risks associated with aluminum.
Blue-green algae and their toxins
Covers the effects on humans and animals, dialysis patients, drinking and recreational water, fish consumption, and products manufactured from blue-green algae.
Boil water advisories and boil water orders
Reasons for issuing boil water advisories and orders, tips on properly boiling tap water, and other precautions that may be necessary.
Giardia and Cryptosporidium in drinking water
Covers how these parasites cause illness, symptoms, treatment, contamination of drinking water, and prevention.
Perchlorate and human health
Risks to health associated with exposure, technology for reducing perchlorate in the water, and general background information on perchlorate.
Water quality activities
Health Canada's involvement in ensuring acceptable water quality.
A guide to water well treatment and maintenance
Testing for contaminants, interpreting test results, chlorine disinfection, and water treatment devices. |
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