Chemical hazards in drinking-water- aluminium
Aluminium is included in the plan of work of the rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality.
The background document and summary statement for the 4th edition are now available
The Guidelines for drinking water quality also consider for individual chemicals:
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Aspects of analytical achievability [Section 8.3, pp. 157-166]
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Technical achievability (through treatment and other means [Section 8.4, pp. 166-184]
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Background
A new JECFA report on aluminium has been published, in which the old ADI has been withdrawn. The DWQC needs to examine the JECFA document to ensure consistency between it and the current background document.
Expected end-product(s)
Revised background document for the Fourth Edition.
Progress to date
The GDWQ WG meeting (Berlin, 2007) agreed on a path forward to ensuring consistency between the new JECFA report and the current background document. The GDWQ WG meeting (Singapore, 2008) agreed to discuss the application of the principle of not deriving a guideline value where it would discourage disinfection to coagulants, post–Fourth Edition.