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 Items tagged: pathogensItems Found: 5Researchers Develop Rapid Test Strips for E. coliMay 2, 2012 - 11:47 am Urban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with changing conditions, nor accessible enough to check all waters. Now, researchers at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University have developed... Categories: Features Urgent DeliveryJune 13, 2011 - 8:47 am Contaminated drinking water is a major source of concern for small and rural communities (SRCs) including First Nations reserves. Many small communities have water contamination problems that go largely undetected, while over 1,700 SRCs and over 100 First Nations communities across Canada are under... Categories: Features Threats and ConsequencesMarch 22, 2010 - 11:51 am How can we act to prevent invasive species and protect biodiversity in the Great Lakes? As part of our World Water Day series, Water Canada got scientific with Professor John Casselman of Queen’s University’s Biology Department. Water Canada: In terms of biodiversity, how has Lake Ontario... Categories: Features Explaining TreatmentMarch 21, 2010 - 8:31 am Water Canada: Hi, Brian. What’s your role at Trojan? Brian Petri: I have a mandate to lead our disinfection research program. Our lab group tries to understand how amenable to treatment various pathogens are. We want to reduce the number of pathogens that concern us. WC: What do you plan to speak... Categories: Features A Lesson in UVSeptember 29, 2009 - 12:36 pm Although many people think that treating water with ultraviolet light is a new idea, the ability of ultraviolet light to disinfect microbes was discovered at the turn of the 20th century. The first installation using ultraviolet (UV) light to disinfect public drinking water was in Marseille, France... Categories: Blog |
