print email comment close WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality, Third Edition URL: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/gdwq3rev/en/ Description: This guidance document from the World Health Organization includes "significantly expanded guidance on ensuring the microbial safety of drinking-water. ... Information on many chemicals has been revised to account for new scientific information. ... For the first time, reviews of many waterborne pathogens are provided. ... New sections deal with ... emergencies and disasters, large buildings, packaged/bottled water, travellers, desalination systems, food production and processing and water safety on ships and in aviation." Publisher: World Health Organization (WHO) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Drinking water Drinking water -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Water quality LII Database Information: Record 16427 created by Karen Schneider on 09/27/2004 Last modification on 08/07/2007 Published: 09/27/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16427