Guidelines for drinking-water quality, 1st edition: Volume 1 - Recommendations

Overview

The Guidelines for drinking-water quality are intended for use by countries as a basis for the development of standards which, if properly implemented, will ensure the safety of drinking-water supplies. It must be emphasized that the levels for water constituents and contaminants that are recommended in the guidelines are not standards in themselves. In order to. define standards, it is necessary to consider these recommendations in the context of prevailing environmental, social, economic. and cultural conditions.

These guidelines are intended to supersede both the European (1970) and International (1971) Standards for Drinking-Water, which have been in existence for over a decade.