Add to ORKGFew in Canada were concerned about potable water until the Walkerton tragedy. Authorities at all levels have since pledged to strengthen water protection. British Columbia passed legislation intended to ensure the safety of its supply from "source to tap", and many municipalities have planned upgrades to their systems. Nevertheless, increasing numbers do not drink tap water but use bottled or filtered water instead. Why? Perception of risk depends on how, and by whom, it is communicated. Public practices indicate that drinking water policy and perceptions concerning risk are disconnected. Harold Innis\u27 "monopolies of knowledge" and William Leiss\u27 writings on the domination of nature and risk communication illustrate why this disconnec...
Providing people with access to safe drinking water is one of the central problems of our times, esp...
During the next 100 years, water security will become increasingly important because there is a limi...
Water contamination events, whether minor such as a boil water alert or major such as the Flint Wate...
The contamination of the local drinking water supplies in Walkerton, Ontario, in May 2000 was a high...
This work examines the communication interactions of water suppliers and health authorities with the...
The events of Walkerton made it clear that important changes were necessary to address the safety o...
Source water protection (SWP) is increasingly seen as effective in reducing the incidence and extent...
Boil water advisories (BWAs) are public notifications of drinking water quality and are used as temp...
Water is a key natural resource in our way of life. Without water such miracles of human achievement...
This research paper was completed and submitted at Nipissing University, and is made freely accessib...
Water management is increasingly important to Canadians, especially in communities where water short...
In Canada the quality of drinking water and its availability are a reflection of where one lives. Co...
The relationship between tap water and health has been a topic of public concern and calls for bett...
The pursuit of alternative safe water has increased dramatically the world trade in bottled water. E...
on the Role of Science in a Contentious Issue Providing all people with access to safe drinking wate...
Providing people with access to safe drinking water is one of the central problems of our times, esp...
During the next 100 years, water security will become increasingly important because there is a limi...
Water contamination events, whether minor such as a boil water alert or major such as the Flint Wate...
The contamination of the local drinking water supplies in Walkerton, Ontario, in May 2000 was a high...
This work examines the communication interactions of water suppliers and health authorities with the...
The events of Walkerton made it clear that important changes were necessary to address the safety o...
Source water protection (SWP) is increasingly seen as effective in reducing the incidence and extent...
Boil water advisories (BWAs) are public notifications of drinking water quality and are used as temp...
Water is a key natural resource in our way of life. Without water such miracles of human achievement...
This research paper was completed and submitted at Nipissing University, and is made freely accessib...
Water management is increasingly important to Canadians, especially in communities where water short...
In Canada the quality of drinking water and its availability are a reflection of where one lives. Co...
The relationship between tap water and health has been a topic of public concern and calls for bett...
The pursuit of alternative safe water has increased dramatically the world trade in bottled water. E...
on the Role of Science in a Contentious Issue Providing all people with access to safe drinking wate...
Providing people with access to safe drinking water is one of the central problems of our times, esp...
During the next 100 years, water security will become increasingly important because there is a limi...
Water contamination events, whether minor such as a boil water alert or major such as the Flint Wate...