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Museum of Health Care: Death in a Glass: The Case of Walkerton, Ontario

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In 2000, Walkerton's water became infected with E. coli and many residents fell ill. This exhibit describes how public health officials handled the outbreak and investigation. The case made the public far more aware of issues around water supply safety. The full report of the subsequent inquiry can be downloaded at this resource.

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e. coli
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infected water, water contaminant, water supply safety, walkerton, walkerton inquiry, walkerton investigation, walkerton report, walkerton water, walkerton, ontario
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information