Fresh Water in Canada

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Nestlé Waters North America

par Juan Pablo Chau

Exile in Colombia

par Laura Rubio

Pusi

par Prabu Rajasekaran

Overpopulation

par Tahmeed Samin

Fresh Water in Canada

How its Treated

Multiple filtration steps

Absorption

Sedimentation

Flocculation

Screening

Chemicals

Muriatic Acid

Algicide

Chlorine

Availability

Renewable Resource (is filtered and can be used again/ recycled)

Worlds most needed and limited resource

First Nations Communities

Open sores, rashes, disease

Has to ship in clean water (bottled)

Bottled Water

60% of Canadians drink bottled water on a daily basis

Made of PET plastic (cheaper, thinner)

70% is contaminated with different diseases

Where it Comes From

Ice / Snow

Groundwater

Rivers

Lakes

Lake Superior

Lake Huron

Lake Ontario