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Guidelines for Drinkingwater Quality Fourth Edition incorporating the First Addendum
Health Risk Environment
Environmental Health and Sanitation
Description
The primary purpose of the Guidelines for drinking-water quality is the protection of public health. The Guidelines provide the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) for managing the risk from hazards that may compromise the safety of drinking-water. The recommendations should be considered in the context f managing the risk from other sources of exposure to these hazards, such as waste, air, food and consumer product