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Chemical hazards in drinking-water
The WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality include facts sheets and comprehensive review documents for many individual chemicals. For many of these, guideline values are derived. All of these can be accessed through the following alphabetical list. Summary tables of guideline values are also available.
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Work in progress and drafts for the "Rolling revision" of the guidelines
Managing chemical hazards in drinking-water
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethene
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
1,2-Dibromoethane
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethene
1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP)
1,3-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichloropropene
1,4-Dioxane
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2
2,4 DB
2,4,5-T
2,4-D
2-Phenylphenol
A
Acrylamide
Alachlor
Aldicarb
Aldrin and dieldrin
Aluminium
Ametryn
Ammonia
Antimony
Arsenic
Asbestos
Atrazine
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B
Barium
Bentazone
Benzene
Beryllium
Boron
Bromate
Bromide
Brominated acetic acids
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C
Cadmium
Carbaryl
Carbofuran
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chloralhydrate (trichloroacetaldehyde)
Chlordane
Chloride
Chlorine
Chlorite and Chlorate
Chloroacetones
Chlorophenols
Chlorophenoxy herbicides
Chloropicrin
Chlorotoluron
Chlorpyrifos
Chromium
Copper
Cyanazine
Cyanide
Cyanobacterial toxins
Cyanogen chloride
Cylindrospermopsin
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D
DDT and its derivatives
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Dialkyltins
Diazinon
Dichlobenil
Dichloroacetic Acid
Dichlorobenzenes
Dichloromethane
Dichlorprop
Dicofol
Diflubenzuron
Dimethoate
Diquat
Diuron
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E
Edetic acid (EDTA)
Endosulfan
Endrin
Epichlorohydrin
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene dibromide
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F
Fenitrothion
Fenoprop (2,4,5-TP)
Fluoride
Formaldehyde
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G
Glyphosate and AMPA
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H
Halogenated Acetonitriles
Hardness
Heptachlor and Heptachlor Epoxide
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hydrogen Sulfide
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I
Inorganic tin
Iodine
Iron
Isoproturon
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L
Lead
Lindane
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M
Malathion
Manganese
MCPA in drinking-water
Mecoprop
Mercury
Methoprene
Methoxychlor
Methyl Parathion
Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Metolachlor
Microcystin-LR
Molinate
Molybdenum
Monochloramine
Monochloroacetic Acid
Monochlorobenzene
MX
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N
N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Nickel
Nitrates/nitrite
Nitrilotriacetic Acid
Nitrobenzene
Novaluron
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P
Parathion
Pendimethalin
Pentachlorophenol
Permethrin
Petroleum products
pH
Pirimiphos-methyl
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Potassium
Propanil
Pyriproxyfen
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S
Selenium
Silver
Simazine
Sodium
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate
Styrene
Sulfate
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T
Temephos
Terbuthylazine
Tetrachloroethene
Toluene
Total dissolved solids
Trichloroacetic Acid
Trichlorobenzenes
Trichloroethene
Trifluralin
Trihalomethanes
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U
Uranium
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V
Vinyl Chloride
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X
Xylenes
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Z
Zinc
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