Browsing Theses by Subject "natural organic matter"
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Contemporary Forest Harvesting Impacts on Drinking Water Quality and Treatability
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-31)Forested watersheds supply ~75% of global accessible freshwater resources and serve as important sources of drinking water. Both natural and anthropogenic landscape disturbances in these regions can deteriorate water quality ... -
Investigating the Role of Water Quality on the Galvanic Corrosion of Lead in Hard Drinking Water with a Focus on NOM
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-25)Although the use of lead in water distribution systems is currently prohibited in Canada, old lead service lines, lead solder, and lead containing plumbing fixtures continue to be sources of lead in the tap water of many ... -
Metal Uptake and Toxicity in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) When Exposed to Metal Mixtures Plus Natural Organic Matter
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)Multiple metal-gill modelling based on the toxic unit concept suggests that metals with the same toxic actions (e.g. Pb and Cd interacting at Ca-gill channels) will exhibit strictly additive binding at the gills of fish ...