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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]
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Table of contents [pdf 101kb]
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Chapter 1 - Origin of nitrate in drinking water [pdf 324kb]
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Chapter 2 - Human exposure and risk assessment [pdf 189kb]
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Chapter 3 - Environmental transport, distribution and transformation [pdf 322kb]
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Chapter 4 - Treatment and disposal of wastes high in nitrate [pdf 156 kb] [pdf 159kb]
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Chapter 5 - Agricultural practice and risk avoidance [pdf 315 kb] [pdf 322kb]
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Chapter 6 - Water treatment processes for reducing nitrate concentrations [pdf 131kb]
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Chapter 7 - Problem evaluation and management [pdf 137kb]
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Submit your comments [pdf 27kb]
Comments on the draft would be welcome and should be submitted by e-mail before 31 December 2004.
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