Position paper by EUREAU, the European Union of National Association of Water Suppliers, on the implications of the revisions in the 1993 WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality on water suppliers, householders and manufacturers in Europe.
| Title | Implications to water suppliers and householders of the new WHO guidelines for drinking water quality : short report |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Brussels, BEEUREAU- |
| Pagination | p. 315-322: 7 tab. |
| Date Published | 1994-01-01 |
| Keywords | antimony, arsenic, boron, bromate, copper, costs, drinking water, europe, impact assessment, lead, nickel, piping systems, quality guidelines |
| Abstract | Position paper by EUREAU, the European Union of National Association of Water Suppliers, on the implications of the revisions in the 1993 WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality on water suppliers, householders and manufacturers in Europe. A differentiation is made between the lifetime advisory guideline values of WHO and the maximumal admissible concentration (MAC) values of the EC Drinking Water Directive. The parameters of greatest concern are: lead, bromate, boron, arsenic, nickel, copper and antimony. Special attention is given to the cost of lead pipe replacement in member states. |
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