Drinking Water Quality and Treatment
Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines
Nova Scotia has adopted the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality
as legally binding standards for regulated public drinking water supplies and recommended for private well owners. View Summary of Guidelines (PDF: 108k)
Read the news release.
General Information
- Bottled Water and Water Coolers
- Chlorine Disinfection: Frequently Asked Questions
- Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water
- Natural Springs
- Sample Collection and Preservation:
Chemical/Physical Quality and Microbiological Quality - Ultraviolet Disinfection of Drinking Water
- THMs Fact Sheet
- Water Wisdom Fact Sheet (PDF: 146k)
Natural Water Contaminants
Naturally occurring water contaminants such as arsenic, natural radionuclides, radon, and uranium can make water unsafe to drink. Learn more:
Arsenic
- Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Groundwater (Map)
- Arsenic in Nova Scotia's Drinking Water
- Adsorptive Media to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water
- Anion Exchange to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water
- Distillation to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water
- Reverse Osmosis to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water
Uranium
In March 2001, the Canadian drinking water guideline for uranium was lowered to 0.02 mg/L due to new scientific information on the health effects of uranium in drinking water.- Uranium in Nova Scotia's Drinking Water
- Naturally Occurring Uranium in Nova Scotia Groundwater (Map)
- Removing Uranium From Drinking Water using: Distillation, Reverse Osmosis (RO)
Natural Radionuclides
- Radionuclides in Well Water: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF: 89k)
- Special Well-Water Advisory Group (SWAG) (PDF: 12k)
- Flow Chart for Radionuclide Testing in Well Water (PDF: 551k)
- Sources of Radiation Exposure in Canada (PDF: 214k)
- Testing your well water for Lead-210 (PDF: 116k)
Radon
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