The federal agency Health Canada in March of this year revised its rating for safe level of content in drinking water from 10 microgrammes per litre, to 5 microgrammes per litre. The province of Quebec announced today it will follow… »
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Household Toronto water tests show 13% over safe levels, sometimes 2,000 times over maximum
In household water tests in Canada’s largest city of Toronto 13% had unsafe lead levels, some as high as 2,000 the maximum of 10 parts per billion, according to a report by the Toronto Star newspaper Tuesday (May 20). The data… »
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