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

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Thompson, Terrence P.

World Health Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drinking water--Contamination.

Drinking water.

Water quality management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

pt. A. Assessing and managing priorities

pt. B. Identifying specific chemicals

pt. C. Appendices.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-30770-X

9786611307707

92-4-068714-9

92-4-068287-2

OCLC:

747410797