Etiket: water
Canadian Forces Base Bagotville | Perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances found in water and soil
(Montreal) The Ministry of National Defense recognized on Wednesday afternoon the presence of perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) in the waters and soils of its Bagotville base, in Saguenay. Posted…
Thousands of medical records soiled by water damage
Thousands of medical records of patients at the Lanaudière hospital center (CHDL) were soiled following water damage that occurred last week in the archives department. Paper documents must be decontaminated,…
“A big sponge” to regulate Laval’s water management
Quebec and Ottawa will help Laval resolve its water management problem by curbing the discharge of unfiltered water into the Rivière des Prairies and the St. Lawrence River. Posted yesterday…
British Columbia calls for water conservation as watershed levels drop
The BC government is asking people to take shorter showers and find other ways to save water as provincial officials monitor worsening drought conditions. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said…
A merciless fight against trihalomethanes in drinking water
Quebec municipalities are waging an endless battle to improve the quality of their drinking water. Despite these efforts, more than 110,000 people were still served in 2022 by an aqueduct…
how to reduce water consumption in the garden and vegetable patch?
More frequent periods of drought, lower rainfall, water restrictions, risk of fire… In recent years, messages encouraging people not to waste water have multiplied. Indeed, the various climatic events that…
MAPS. Pesticides, explosives, solvents… Discover the pollutants that contaminate tap water near you
Between October 2020 and December 2022, ANSES, the Health Security Agency, tested our drinking water for the presence of pesticide residues, explosives and an industrial solvent. These are pollutants never…
MAPS. Pesticides, explosives, solvents… Discover the pollutants that contaminate tap water near you
Between October 2020 and December 2022, ANSES, the Health Security Agency, tested our drinking water for the presence of pesticide residues, explosives and an industrial solvent. These are pollutants never…
The inaccessible dream of the house by the water
Waterfront property prices had started to rise long before 2020. They were accentuated with the pandemic. Who today, in Quebec, has the luxury of buying a house overlooking the water?…
study reveals water and agriculture challenges
A recent study published in the journal “Nature” sheds light on the impact of irrigation on the earth system and highlights the challenges that countries face, especially in times of…
study reveals water and agriculture challenges
A recent study published in the journal “Nature” sheds light on the impact of irrigation on the earth system and highlights the challenges that countries face, especially in times of…
Animal rescue: They hold an exhausted manatee’s head out of the water for two hours
Florida police were not afraid to get wet to save the life of an exhausted manatee, who was struggling to stay on the surface to breathe, keeping his head above…
Her water breaks in the middle of Mr. Pokora’s concert!
The tour of Mr. Pokora continues… On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his career, the man who was revealed in a telecrochet two decades ago indeed celebrates his…
in Vienna, where drinking water flows from springs, residents fear no shortage this summer
In Austria, Vienna is not preparing for a difficult summer. The Austrian capital does not envisage any rationing of drinking water. For more than a century, it has owned a…
“Water” becomes a precious ingredient
Water is likely to be sorely lacking in the future, but in the kitchen, it is essential. “It will become the most expensive ingredient in our diet”, according to Thierry…
Émile Bilodeau at the National Day | A “crisis that originated in a glass of water”, according to the MNQ
(Quebec) The Mouvement national des Québécois (MNQ) plays down the controversy that surrounded the appointment of singer Émile Bilodeau as host of the National Day show on the Plains of…
after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, the city of Nikopol lacks drinking water
More than a week after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, the 50,000 inhabitants of Nikopol, upstream, are supplied by tanks. The cisterns follow one another. More than a…
two-thirds of the water tables are at their lowest on French territory
Posted on 06/14/2023 21:28 Video length: 2 min. France 2 Article written by S.Feydel, D.Sébastien, N.Baker, L.Bleuzen, France 3 Languedoc-Roussillon – France 2 France Televisions Since 1980, 195,000 people have…
two-thirds of the water tables are at their lowest on French territory
Posted on 06/14/2023 21:28 Video length: 2 min. France 2 Article written by S.Feydel, D.Sébastien, N.Baker, L.Bleuzen, France 3 Languedoc-Roussillon – France 2 France Televisions Since 1980, 195,000 people have…
after the explosion of a dam, the country faces a shortage of water
Posted on 06/14/2023 20:35 Video length: 3 mins. France 2 Article written by S. Perez, C. Cormery, L. Lavieille, D. Padalka, A. Makrushyn – France 2 France Televisions Wednesday June…