Rehabilitating the Dnipro River 1999-04-09
There's more to rehabilitating a river than cleaning up pollution. It is also a state of mind. That's one of the lessons from an ambitious program to clean up Ukraine's Dnipro River basin — source of 70% of the country's drinking water. Since the program was launched in 1994, with funding from the Canadian government, it has evolved into a revamp of Ukrainian environmental policy and public attitudes.

Aquatox 2000: Canadian Schools Participate in a Worldwide Network to Study Water Pollution 1999-03-31
Thirty-two Canadian schools will take part this year in Aquatox 2000, an international schools network studying water pollution. Launched in October 1998 by IDRC, the Aquatox network now includes 78 schools in 26 countries.

Detecting the Presence of Waterborne Chemicals: Alternative Water Tests for the South 1997-12-12
Dampen a piece of absorbent paper with a sample of untreated water. Place some buttercrunch lettuce seeds on the paper. Incubate them at room temperature for four to five days. Compare the length of the emerging seedlings or roots to those of seeds grown under normal conditions with potable water that is not chemically contaminated...