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DRINKING WATER STANDARD [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Drinking water standards are standards determining the quality of drinking water in the context of prevailing environmental, social, economic and cultural conditions, with reference to the presence of suspended matter, excess salts, unpleasant taste and all harmful microbes. Meeting of those standards does not necessarily imply purity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento del agua
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