Fresh Water in Canada

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