The Water We Drink

An International Comparison of Drinking Water Quality Standards and Guidelines

Drinking water is essential to life, yet it can also be a source of exposure to pathogens and chemical, physical, and radiological contaminants.

As part of the Healthy Environment, Healthy Canadians series, this 34-page report compares Canada's water quality guidelines with corresponding frameworks in the U.S., the European Union, and Australia, as well as guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization.

Published in 2006

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