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Chemical hazards in drinking-water - asbestos

Asbestos is considered in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. You can link from here to the detailed review document:

• The detailed review document
  pdf, 201kb
• A summary statement
  pdf, 55kb

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