Guidelines for drinking-water quality, 2nd edition: Volume 2 - Health criteria and other supporting information

Overview

Volume 2, Health criteria and other supporting information, contains the criteria monographs prepared for each substance or contaminant; the guideline values are based on these. It defines the criteria used to select the various chemical, physical, microbiological, and radiological contaminants included in the report, describes the approaches used in deriving guideline values, and presents brief summary statements either supporting the guideline values recommended or explaining why no health-based guideline value is required at the present time.

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