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Figure - 82kB1987 Federal Water Policy – strategies and policy statements
Figure - 70kBAcid rain
Figure - 54kBAcid rain and the aquatic environment
Table - 103kBAnnual shower water cost and savings comparison
Table - 65kBAnnual toilet water cost and savings comparison
Figure - 48kBAquifers and wells
Figure - 92kBAverage annual maximum flow
Figure - 104kBAverage annual suspended load for selected rivers in Canada
Figure - 60kBAverage daily domestic water use
Figure - 63kBBasic approaches to floodproofing
Photo - 119kBBed-load sampler
Figure - 54kBBioaccumulation and biomagnification
Figure - 98kBCanadian Heritage Rivers System
Figure - 45kBCauses of flooding in New Brunswick
Figure - 47kBCauses of flooding in Nova Scotia
Figure - 53kBContribution of current greenhouse gas emissions to global warming
Figure - 82kBEcoclimatic provinces of Canada
Figure - 85kBEcoclimatic provinces generated from the classification function for the GISS 2 x CO2 climate scenario
Figure - 56kBEffect of concentrated housing on groundwater level
Figure - 42kBEffects of urbanization on volume and rates of surface water runoff
Table - 46kBEstimated depth and residence time of world's water supply
Figure - 86kBExtent of destruction by Hurricane Hazel
Figure - 95kBExtreme rainfalls
Figure - 62kBFive main water users in Canada, 1996
Figure - 41kBFloodplain
Figure - 47kBFloodproofing – cross-section of a sandbag dyke
Figure - 55kBGlobal warming – change in temperature over time
Figure - 51kBGlobal warming and the greenhouse effect
Figure - 61kBGreat Lakes basin, annual precipitation
Figure - 58kBGreat Lakes profile
Figure - 80kBGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin
Figure - 53kBGroundwater and the world's freshwater supply
Figure - 50kBGroundwater contamination from a waste disposal site
Figure - 54kBGroundwater flow
Figure - 44kBGroundwater system
Figure - 47kBHydroelectric power generation
Figure - 58kBHydrologic cycle
Figure - 61kBInside the toilet tank
Figure - 77kBJökulhlaups in western Canada
Photo - 89kBLaboratory analysis
Figure - 74kBLargest lakes in Canada
Figure - 65kBLongest rivers in Canada
Figure - 50kBLow-flow showerhead with shut-off button
Figure - 85kBMackenzie River basin
Figure - 45kBMain types of porosity
Table - 70kBMajor stocks of water on earth
Figure - 52kBMaking repairs – saving money
Figure - 56kBMunicipal water supply and sewage treatment
Figure - 57kBMunicipal water use by sector, 1999
Figure - 62kBNorth Atlantic storm tracks in October
Figure - 66kBNumber and percentage of Canadians participating in water-based activities in 1996
Figure - 65kBNumber of large dams in Canada
Figure - 52kBOverview of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
Figure - 57kBOzone depletion
Figure - 105kBPercentage of population reliant on groundwater
Figure - 38kBpH scale
Photo - 99kBRemoving a suspended-sediment sample
Figure - 69kBSaint John River basin
Figure - 66kBSaving water outdoors
Figure - 50kBSeptic effluent percolates to the water table
Figure - 45kBSummit Lake jökulhlaup
Figure - 60kBToilet dam and displacement bag
Figure - 90kBTotal dissolved solids in selected Canadian rivers
Figure - 63kBToxic substances in the aquatic environment
Table - 84kBTypical municipal water prices in Canada and other countries
Table - 52kBTypical prices for popular beverages
Table - 76kBTypical river flows
Figure - 60kBTypical river hydrograph – from basin snowfall to river runoff
Figure - 59kBTypical sewage treatment process in Canadian municipalities
Figure - 43kBWater flow comparisons
Figure - 67kBWater log
Figure - 95kBWater quality objectives in Canada
Map - 178kBWater use and availability ratio, by drainage area
Figure - 98kBWater use in Canada, 1996
Figure - 55kBWater use in the home
Figure - 48kBWater use per flush – conventional vs. ULV toilet
Table - 55kBWorld's largest lakes
Table - 74kBWorld's largest rivers
Figure - 79kBWorld's water supply

 
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