Fresh Water in Canada

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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