Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, Fourth Edition
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The Guidelines for drinking-water quality are accompanied by separate texts that provide background information substantiating the derivation of the Guidelines and providing guidance on good practice towards effective implementation. These are available as published texts, through the Internet (http://www.who.int/water_ sanitation_health/dwq/en/) and on CD-ROM. These can be ordered at http://www. who.int/bookorders.
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