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<p>The <i>Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality</i> is one of the longest-standing normative publications of WHO. They provide an evidence-based point of departure for standard setting and regulation as a basis for health protection. They include an assessment of the health risks presented by the various microbial, chemical, radiological and physical constituents that may be present in drinking-water. Where applicable, they derive maximum concentration guideline values for these hazardous constituents.</p> <p>In the spirit of primary prevention, the <i>Guidelines</i> recommend pro-active efforts to assess and reduce health risks. They have evolved from a prescriptive document, which established international standards for end-of-pipe water quality, into a normative best practice manual on drinking-water management.</p> <p>The <i>Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality</i> are recognized as the UN system's official position on drinking-water quality. The European Commission and Japan use the <i>Guidelines</i> as the scientific point of departure for their drinking-water directive and drinking-water quality standards, respectively; the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines are based on

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Author

World Health Organization (WHO)

Publisher

World Health Organization, 2011.

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780400303

Category

reference

Subjects

Technology, Science, Reference