A Preliminary Review of Some Drinking Water Qualityâ€TMs Guidelines and Standards in the World

Main Author: Kusumawardaningsih, Yuliarti
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Negeri Semarang , 2011
Online Access: http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/JKT/article/view/126
http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/JKT/article/view/126/130
Daftar Isi:
  • Drinking water quality is a concern issue world-wide; thus, drinking water quality guidelines for human consumption are significant. However due to the difference conditions of countries, there is no single approach that is universally applicable. The WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality is used as the international water quality guidelines. Among developed countries, Australia (ADWG), UK (BS6700), and the US are countries that have better drinking water quality guidelines; than the Canadianâ€TMs. While as developing countries, India and China still need to improve their drinking water guidelines. Keywords: drinking water quality, water quality standard