Increased Risks of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in Northern Ontario due to Climate Change

Small drinking water treatment systems (SDWTS) for First Nations communities in northern regions of Ontario, Canada, may rely on surface water as a source. These SDWTS are at risk during heavy storm events due to erosion in the catchment area which causes poor intake water quality. This study by Yi Wang, from GHD, and Ed McBean and Bahram Gharabaghi, from the University of Guelph, presents a novel method for assessing the potential contribution of climate change to an increased risk of DWAs being issued for rural communities. Read about it in the JWMM:

Increased Risks of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in Northern Ontario due to Climate Change