Launch of the 4th edition of WHO Drinking-water Quality Guidelines at Singapore International Water Week

Date: 4 July 2011
Place: Singapore, Republic of Singapore

The latest drinking-water guidelines are now available for download or book order following their global launch at the Singapore International Water Week on 4 July 2011. These Guidelines are the product of systematic revisions over more than five years of extensive consultation with hundreds of experts. This 4th edition expands on key concepts like health-based targets and water safety planning; presents new risk assessments on microbial, chemical and radiological hazards, and addresses emerging issues of public concern like pharmaceuticals in drinking-water.

Contact information	n/a
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/events/singapore2011/en/
Source of information	http://www.who.int
Keyword(s)	resource, collecting and water distribution, water treatment
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES
Geographical coverage	Singapore,
News date	04/07/2011
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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