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Work in progress and drafts for the ongoing revision of the guidelines

Nitrates and nitrites in drinking-water

This is now available as a draft for comment.

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- Nitrates and nitrites [pdf 1.63Mb]

Download individual chapters

- Table of contents [pdf 101kb]
- Chapter 1 - Origin of nitrate in drinking water [pdf 324kb]
- Chapter 2 - Human exposure and risk assessment [pdf 189kb]
- Chapter 3 - Environmental transport, distribution and transformation [pdf 322kb]
- Chapter 4 - Treatment and disposal of wastes high in nitrate [pdf 156 kb] [pdf 159kb]
- Chapter 5 - Agricultural practice and risk avoidance [pdf 315 kb] [pdf 322kb]
- Chapter 6 - Water treatment processes for reducing nitrate concentrations [pdf 131kb]
- Chapter 7 - Problem evaluation and management [pdf 137kb] - Submit your comments [pdf 27kb]

Comments on the draft would be welcome and should be submitted by e-mail before 31 December 2004.