wastewater

Canada

Company fined $1 million for depositing toxic wastewater into the Peace River

A company operating a pulp mill near the northern Alberta town of Peace River has been ordered to pay a…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax wastewater survey shows ‘high rate of cannabis use’

Wastewater tested in Halifax in 2023 contained almost twice the amount of cannabis metabolites compared with samples taken from other…

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Health

Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other viruses

Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program today in a move some public health experts call shortsighted. Dr.…

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Health

Type 2 poliovirus detected in wastewater in the Gaza Strip

A poliovirus variant has been detected in six wastewater samples in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, two cities in…

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Health

Ottawa Public Health seeking ways to continue wastewater testing

Ottawa Public Health wants to collaborate with local partners to look for ways to continue wastewater monitoring after the province cuts…

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Health

Ontario pulls plug on COVID-19 wastewater surveillance

Premier Doug Ford’s government is scrapping Ontario’s program for sampling wastewater to monitor the level of COVID-19 in the population. The program…

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Health

Scientists watching wastewater for signs of H5N1 as U.S. bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle grows

Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu…

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Tech

California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating…

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Canada

Proposal to expand Alberta coal mine faces pushback after string of wastewater releases

An environmental group says a coal company’s application to deepen its open-pit mine shouldn’t be considered while it’s under investigation…

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Tech

Monitoring Calgary wastewater could help drug users avoid harm. Here’s how.

A Calgary research facility that developed the most comprehensive wastewater monitoring program in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic is…

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