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Chemical hazards in drinking-water - 1,2-dibromoethane

1,2-dibromoethane is considered in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. You can link from here to:

:: The detailed review document [pdf 109kb]
:: A summary statement [pdf 58kb]

The Guidelines for drinking water quality also consider for individual chemicals:

:: Aspects of analytical achievability [Section 8.3, pp. 157-166] [pdf 220kb]
:: Technical achievability (through treatment and other means) [Section 8.4, pp 166-184] [pdf 220kb]

Other publications of interest

  • Chemical safety of drinking-water: Assessing priorities for risk management (in preparation)
  • Protecting groundwater for health: managing the quality of drinking-water sources (in preparation)
  • Managing surface waters for health (in preparation)