Fresh Water in Canada
Where it Comes From
Lakes
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Rivers
Groundwater
Ice / Snow
Bottled Water
70% is contaminated with different diseases
Made of PET plastic (cheaper, thinner)
60% of Canadians drink bottled water
on a daily basis
First Nations Communities
Has to ship in clean water (bottled)
Open sores, rashes, disease
Availability
Worlds most needed and limited resource
Renewable Resource (is filtered and can be used
again/ recycled)
How its Treated
Chemicals
Chlorine
Algicide
Muriatic Acid
Multiple filtration steps
Screening
Flocculation
Sedimentation
Absorption