Nutrients
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as nitrogen/nitrate/nitrite/ammonia, phosphorus/phosphate. What is it? “Nutrients” is a general term describing chemical elements and […]
Algae
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as phytoplankton, pond scum, watermelon snow. What is it? Algae is a general term for […]
Emerging Contaminants
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), contaminants of concern, emerging contaminants, incidental contaminants, pharmaceuticals in […]
Disinfection By-products
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as chlorination by-products, trihalomethanes, DBPs. What are they? Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are specific molecules that […]
Pesticides
What’s in Your Water? Water Quality Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, weed killer, crop protection products. What are they? Pesticides are chemicals or biological […]
Microorganisms
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as microbial contaminants, microbes, pathogens, water-borne illness, fecal coliforms. What are they? Microorganisms are microscopic […]
Heavy Metals
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Substances Influences Concerns & Misconceptions Also known as trace elements,and toxic metals. What are they? Heavy metals are metallic elements and metalloids […]
Wildfires
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Influences Substances Concerns & Misconceptions What are they? Wildfires are fires, started by natural causes or human activities, that burn large areas […]
Forest Management
What’s in Your Water? What’s in Your Water? Influences Substances Concerns & Misconceptions What is it? Natural Resources Canada defines sustainable forest management as a way of using and caring for […]
Irrigation
What is it? Irrigation is the method in which a controlled amount of water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture. It is used to assist in the […]