Friday, June 5, 2026
After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years
By Qingshi Tu, Loretta Li, and Raul de Leon Rabago When people think about wildfires, they usually think about flames, smoke and evacuations. However, for…
contaminants
Water Treatment Technology Selectively Sequesters Toxins from Water
Engineers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States are developing ionic water treatment technology that saves money and energy by selectively removing only hazardous contaminants…
Blueprint for Action on Contaminants in Wastewater
The findings of a national review of contaminants in municipal wastewater were released this week by Canadian Water Network, highlighting opportunities for a more strategic,…
Environmental Assessment Process to Begin at Boat Harbour, N.S.
Nova Scotia has announced that Boat Harbour in Pictou County will undergo a detailed Class II environmental assessment process under the province’s Environment Act. Environment…
Yukon Prepares for Second Phase of Marwell Tar Pit Remediation
The Government of Yukon announced preparations for the next phase of remediation work at the Marwell Tar Pit site in Whitehorse, which will begin this…
CWN Names Advisory Panel on Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater
The Canadian Water Network has announced the names of the experts who will participate on a new advisory panel tasked with framing and assessing the knowledge, practice, and priorities in…
Milestone Environmental Awarded Victoria Harbour Remediation Contract
A contract has been awarded to Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. for the Victoria Harbour remediation and cleanup project. Seabed and marine wildlife health are threatened…
Long-Term Effects of Arsenic in Drinking Water
A new paper published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that arsenic in drinking water may have one of the longest dormancy periods of…
Canadian Water Network to Study Wastewater Contaminants in Canada
As the list of chemicals we generate as a society grows and expands, many find their way into wastewater and natural ecosystems. Some of these…
Quebec Gets $7.8M to Develop Cleantech, Improve Water Quality
The Government of Canada announced a new $7.8-million investment in three Quebec companies that will improve surface water quality in Sherbrooke and Montreal. The investments…
Alberta Commits $1.3M to Assessing Creosote Levels in Bow River Watershed
The Alberta government is undertaking a five-year, $1.3-million project to continue assessing creosote levels in Calgary’s West Hillhurst community around the Bow River watershed. The…
New Westminster Receives $5.5M for Sewer Separation
The City of New Westminster, British Columbia, has been awarded over $5.5 million from the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) for the Sapperton Combined…
Feds Announce Limits for Lead in Drinking Water
The Government of Canada’s Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water has released a report for public consultation on lead in drinking water for the purposes of…
EPA Releases Final Report on Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its final report on hydraulic fracturing, which details the impact of the process on drinking water. The report,…
Great Lakes Contaminated by Toxic Flame Retardant
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released a report recommending the governments of Canada and the United States adopt a strategy to address toxic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)…
New Technologies Go After Brownfield Contaminants at the Source
No one wants residual diesel or chlorinated solvents in their drinking water. Yet, scant decades ago, fuel tanks were left to rot underground, and liquid…
Mount Polley Mine Disaster & Quesnel Lake: MoE Comments
After the breach of a tailing pond at Mount Polley mine, effluent from the mine was diverted to Quesnel Lake, a glacial lake from which…
Study: Monitor Sorption Rates of Pharmaceuticals in Sewers
A new study on the distribution and desorption of pharmaceutical compounds and caffeine indicates that their inclination to become settled in sediments, sorbed to suspended…
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Announces New Round of Funding for Canadian Researchers to Study Contaminants
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced a new round of funding for Canadian researchers to study the…
A Nose for Drinking Water Quality
Imagine a future where drinking water operators use a simple “sniff test” to tell you if the water is contaminated. Scientists from the Seoul National…
The Other 99 Per Cent
“If you can’t measure, you can’t manage.” This mantra, well known and oft-repeated, couldn’t be truer than in recent years, especially as the potential for…
B.C. Showcases River Remediation Project
Victoria public had the opportunity to learn more about river remediation at an open house at British Columbia’s Goldstream Provincial Park this past weekend. The…
Don’t Drink the Water
When Attawapiskat First Nation declared a state of emergency in October 2011, Charlie Angus (MP Timmins-James Bay) visited the community to find out why. “It…
Groundbreakers: Speedy Samples
Although the technologies involved in water analysis are complex, they’re vital to ensuring the world’s supply of safe drinking water sources. Recognizing the need for…