Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2007, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3): 168-171.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2007.03.002

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Study on Standard for Drinking Water Quality in China

E Xue-li, CHEN Chang-jie, ZHANG Lan   

  1. Institute of Environmental Health and Related Product Safety,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Beijing 100021,
  • Received:2007-01-22 Revised:2007-04-05 Online:2007-05-30 Published:2007-05-30
  • Contact: E Xue-li

Abstract: ‘Standard for Drinking Water Quality’(GB 5749-85) has been revised for the first time. This article introduces origination, principle, contents, characters, problems and suggestions etc. The number of items comes up to 106 after revision, in which about 80% items are related to toxicology, moreover 28 items are added into appendix. This standard is in accordance with the situation of our country, which maintaining the progression and keeping pace with the levels of international standards.

Key words: Drinking water, Water quality, Standard, Items, Toxicology

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