Water Sanitation and Health
Our vision and mission are the attainment by all peoples of the lowest possible burden of water and sanitation-related disease through primary prevention.
Lead
Lead is considered in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (GDWQ).
The current background document and chemical fact sheet for the first addendum to the 4th edition of the GDWQ are available.
For individual chemicals, the GDWQ also consider:
Previous editions of the background document
For the 1996 background document, see Guidelines for drinking-water quality, 2nd ed. Vol. 2 (1996)
Chemical hazards in drinking water
Other publications of interest
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1 February 2011
Water safety in buildings
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