Scientific criteria for microbiological standards for recreational waters
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Ministry of the Environment, Hazardous Contaminants and Standards Branch
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Ontario Ministry of the Environment
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In June 1983, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment initiated a review of the Microbiological Water Quality Objectives for recreational waters. The purpose of this review was to develop new standards (guidelines) which would be more closely allied to public health considerations.
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Archive of Agri-Environmental Programs in Ontario, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Biological Surveys, Investigations Reports, water quality, microbiological water quality, microbiological standards, biological indicators, pathogenic organims, indicator organisms, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, recreational waters, public health, guidelines, standards