LIUZe-hua,LIYing-qiang,CHENSa,et al.Introduction and Discussions on Drinking Water Quality Standard of Australia[J].China Water & Wastewater,2023,39(24):30-33.
Introduction and Discussions on Drinking Water Quality Standard of Australia
China Water & Wastewater[ISSN:1000-4062/CN:12-1073/TU]
volume:
第39卷
Number:
第24期
Page:
30-33
Column:
Date of publication:
2023-12-17
- Keywords:
- Australia; drinking water; quality standard; pesticide; emerging contaminant; odorous chemicals
- Abstract:
- With the increasing development of people’s living standards, the safety of drinking water quality has become a hot topic, scientific drinking water quality standards are an important basis for guaranteeing the safety of drinking water. The paper provides an overview and discussion of the drinking water quality standards in Australia, with the aim of providing useful references for the development of drinking water quality standards in China. The drinking water quality standards of Australia are divided into three categories: microbiological, physical and chemical, and radiological items. For microbiological indicator, there is only one item for E.coli, while radiological items are α and β activity. As for physical and chemical items, there are a total of 256 indicators, including 144 pesticide items. Both health and sensory limited values have been set for the physical and chemical items, taking into consideration both health risks and odor or taste problems, with most of them based on the odor threshold of odorous chemicals. In addition, the Australian drinking water quality standards include some emerging contaminant, which represent the trend for future drinking water quality standards. However, further discussion is needed regarding the emerging contaminant items and their guideline values.
Last Update:
2023-12-17