water quality Archives - Cottage Life

This Toronto professor took an E. coli-infested lake basin from unswimmable to crystal clear

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A bryozoa

Cottage Q&A: What is this creepy blob that I found in the lake?!

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A cyanobacteria bloom on a lake

Could a virus be our weapon against harmful blue-green algae?

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Groundwater well for drinking water

‘Forever chemicals’ are impacting drinking water safety across Canada. Here’s what... you should know

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Ontario Lake

A water quality testing program for Ontario’s cottage lakes is in jeopardy

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A hand holding up a blob of lake slime

Cottage Q&A: Why did this slimy algae appear on our lake?

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Increased road salt usage is affecting our lakes. But this cottager group has a solution

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A shot of Belinda the sea sponge on the ocean floor

Research with Belinda the sea sponge reveals surprising underwater secrets

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Haliburton lake associations partner with local research group to fill a gap in water quality... testing

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5 common cottage water problems and how to tackle them

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Two painted turtles on a fallen log

Is your shoreline healthy? Read the signs

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Are the Great Lakes in danger?

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A northern water snake swimming in a lake

Cottage Q&A: Water snakes under the dock

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A bottle of sunscreen against a sandy background

Cottage Q&A: Environmentally-friendly sunscreen

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A sunset shot of a cottage lake

Help your cottage lake: Join the Living Lakes Blitz

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A green leaf floating in the lake

Cottage Q&A: Leaf litter and the lake

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A glass of water against a lake background

Cottage Q&A: Pressure-treated docks and lake water

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Fireworks over a lake at sunset

Cottage Q&A: Do fireworks cause pollution?

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