A Primer on Fresh Water: Questions and Answers
- Preface
- Introduction
- Water – Forever on the move
- Water – Underground
- Water – How we use it
- Water – How good is it?
- Water – An ecosystem perspective
- Water – In Canada
- Water – How we share it
- Water – How we manage it
- Water – The Great Lakes
- Water – DOs and DON'Ts
- Selected Glossary
Note: A resource guide, entitled Let's Not Take Water For Granted, is available to help classroom teachers of grades 5-7 use the information from the Water Fact Sheets and A Primer on Fresh Water: Questions and Answers.
A PDF version of this publication is also available. (1.8 Mb)
Également disponible en français sous le titre : Notions élémentaires sur l'eau douce : questions et réponses
ISBN 0-662-28765-1
Cat. no. En37-90/2006E
1. Water – Canada.
2. Water quality – Canada.
3. Water conservation – Canada.
4. Water-supply – Canada.
I. Canada. Environment Canada.
"Character" drawings: John Bianchi
Published by authority of the Minister of the Environment
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2006
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