Aluminium in drinking-water
Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
Acknowledgements
The first draft of Aluminium in Drinking-water, background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, was prepared by H. Galal-Gorchev, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, to whom special thanks are due.
The work of the following coordinators was crucial in the development of this document and others in the Addendum:
- P. Chambon, Health Environment Hygiene Laboratory of Lyon, Lyon, France (inorganic constituents)
- U. Lund, Water Quality Institute, Horsholm, Denmark (organic constituents)
- H. Galal-Gorchev, Urban Environmental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (pesticides)
- E. Ohanian, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA (disinfectants and disinfection by-products)
The coordinators for the overall administrative and technical aspects of this document were, respectively, J. Kenny and H. Galal-Gorchev, Urban Environmental Health, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ms Marla Sheffer of Ottawa, Canada, was responsible for the scientific editing of the document.
The efforts of all who helped in the preparation and finalization of this document, including those who drafted and peer reviewed drafts, are gratefully acknowledged.
The preparation of this document was made possible by the financial support afforded to WHO by Canada, the European Commission, Japan and the USA.