Work in progress and drafts for the ongoing revision of the guidelines
Petroleum oils
Background
Petroleum oils have not been evaluated by the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Final Task Force meeting (Geneva, 2003) recommended that a background document on petroleum oils be published in the first addendum to the Third Edition.
Expected end-product(s)
Background document and summary statement for inclusion in the first addendum to the third edition
This is now available as a draft for comment:
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Petroleum oils in drinking-water: Background document
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Petroleum oils in drinking-water: Summary statement
pdf, 17kb
Comments on the draft would be welcome and should be submitted before 31 October 2004.