Lake Water Acidity and the Quality of Pumped Cottage Water in Selected Areas of Northern Ontario

Méranger, J. C.; Khan, Taous; Vairo, C.; Jackson, Rodney; Li, Wan Chi

doi:10.1080/03067318308071917

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“…A study in which the effects of standing time on the leaching of metals from the plumbing systems of cottages on acid-rain sensitive lakes in Central Ontario was conducted by the Department of National Health and Welfare (39). Metal concentrations as well as leaching rates were measured in the lake water and in the water from the tap following passage through the plumbing system.…”

Section: Increases In Toxic Elements In Water Suppliesmentioning

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Health Risks from Acid Rain: A Canadian Perspective

Franklin¹,

Burnett²,

Paolini³

et al. 1985

Environmental Health Perspectives

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Acidic deposition, commonly referred to as acid rain, is causing serious environmental damage in eastern Canada. The revenues from forest products, tourism and sport fishing are estimated to account for about 8% of the gross national product. The impact on human health is not as clearcut and a multi-department program on the Long-Range Transport of Airborne Pollutants (LRTAP) was approved by the federal government in June 1980. The objectives of the LRTAP program are to reduce wet sulfate deposition to less than 20 kg/ha per year in order to protect moderately sensitive areas. This will require a 50% reduction in Canadian SO2 emissions east of the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border and concomitant reductions in the eastern U.S.A. The objectives of the health sector of the program are to assess the risk to health posed by airborne pollutants which are subjected to long-range transport and to monitor the influence of abatement programs. Two major epidemiology studies were undertaken in 1983, one in which the health effects related to acute exposure to transported air pollutants were studied in asthmatic and nonasthmatic children, and another in which the effects of chronic exposure to these pollutants were studied in school children living in towns with high and low levels of pollutants. Preliminary analysis of the data do not indicate major health effects, but definitive conclusions must await final analysis. Studies on the indirect effects of acid deposition on water quality have shown that acidified lake water left standing in the plumbing system can adversely affect water quality and that federally set guidelines for copper and lead are exceeded. Flushing of the system before using the water rectifies the situation. Additional studies are planned to further delineate the magnitude of the health effects of acidified lake water.

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Section: Increases In Toxic Elements In Water Suppliesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Risks from Acid Rain: A Canadian Perspective

Franklin¹,

Burnett²,

Paolini³

et al. 1985

Environmental Health Perspectives

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Use of an On Site Integrated Pump Sampler for Estimation of Total Daily Intake of Some Metals from Tap Water

Méranger

Subramanian

Langford

et al. 1984

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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Health risks from acid rain: a Canadian perspective.

Franklin¹,

Burnett²,

Paolini³

et al. 1985

Environ Health Perspect

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Acidic deposition, commonly referred to as acid rain, is causing serious environmental damage in eastern Canada. The revenues from forest products, tourism and sport fishing are estimated to account for about 8% of the gross national product. The impact on human health is not as clearcut and a multi-department program on the Long-Range Transport of Airborne Pollutants (LRTAP) was approved by the federal government in June 1980. The objectives of the LRTAP program are to reduce wet sulfate deposition to less than 20 kg/ha per year in order to protect moderately sensitive areas. This will require a 50% reduction in Canadian SO2 emissions east of the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border and concomitant reductions in the eastern U.S.A. The objectives of the health sector of the program are to assess the risk to health posed by airborne pollutants which are subjected to long-range transport and to monitor the influence of abatement programs.Two major epidemiology studies were undertaken in 1983, one in which the health effects related to acute exposure to transported air pollutants were studied in asthmatic and nonasthmatic children, and another in which the effects of chronic exposure to these pollutants were studied in school children living in towns with high and low levels of pollutants. Preliminary analysis of the data do not indicate major health effects, but definitive conclusions must await final analysis. Studies on the indirect effects of acid deposition on water quality have shown that acidified lake water left standing in the plumbing system can adversely affect water quality and that federally set guidelines for copper and lead are exceeded. Flushing of the system before using the water rectifies the situation. Additional studies are planned to further delineate the magnitude of the health effects of acidified lake water.

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Lake Water Acidity and the Quality of Pumped Cottage Water in Selected Areas of Northern Ontario

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References 11 publications

Health Risks from Acid Rain: A Canadian Perspective

Health Risks from Acid Rain: A Canadian Perspective

Use of an On Site Integrated Pump Sampler for Estimation of Total Daily Intake of Some Metals from Tap Water

Health risks from acid rain: a Canadian perspective.

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