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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782002903321

Titolo

Chemical safety of drinking-water [[electronic resource] ] : assessing priorities for risk assessment / / Terrence Thompson ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2007

ISBN

1-281-30770-X

9786611307707

92-4-068714-9

92-4-068287-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonTerrence P

Disciplina

363.6/1

Soggetti

Drinking water - Contamination

Water quality management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. A. Assessing and managing priorities -- pt. B. Identifying specific chemicals -- pt. C. Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides guidance on the chemical safety of drinking-water. Chemical contaminants of drinking-water are often considered a lower priority than microbial contaminants because adverse health effects from chemical contaminants are generally associated with long-term exposures whereas the effects from microbial contaminants are usually immediate. Nonetheless chemicals in water supplies can cause very serious problems. The objective of this publication is to help users at national or local level to establish which chemicals in a particular setting should be given priority in developing st