The World Health Organization’s (WHO) sanitary inspection (SI) forms need an urgent upgrade to help improve the quality of small water supplies in some...
Many buildings—such as offices, schools, and restaurants—across Canada have been closed for a prolonged period of time in response to the COVID-19 crisis. As...
New research from Queen’s University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University revealed the impact that microplastic pollution is having on biodiversity.
Currently up to 10...
The quality of water left sitting in pipes could change in buildings—such as restaurants and schools—that are closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“We...
A groundwater expert, Dr. John Cherry, has received the 2020 Stockholm Water Prize.
According to the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Cherry’s research has raised...
Climate change and urbanization are expected to threaten groundwater quality around the world, according to a new study from UNSW.
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is...
Water comes from the ground as a by-product of oil production from unconventional reservoirs. During the coming decades, this will theoretically counter the need to...
Drever Agencies Inc. was fined $1,250,000 on February 18, 2020 for an offence under the Fisheries Act. The company pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing...
A new frontier that may increase farmland also poses environmental threats from degraded water quality and increased carbon emissions, according to a new study.
The...
New research helps build the case for harnessing the power of natural infrastructure for large-scale wetland restoration. This approach can help improve water quality...
A group of researchers has developed a new device that can purify and remediate arsenic-contaminated water in a single step.
Using specialized polymer electrodes, the...
It was in 2009 that I first learned about the mercury contamination that affected Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent First Nation. At...
Urban growth boundaries are created by governments in an effort to concentrate urban development—buildings, roads, and the utilities that support them—within a defined area....
The Water Institute announced that Helen Jarvie has joined the University of Waterloo’s Department of Geography and Environmental Management as a full professor.
“The Water Institute...
The City of Winnipeg has released results from its 2019 lead water quality testing program. The testing program was launched in August, following the...
