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Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water
Edited by
Emma Goslan
Emma Goslan
Cranfield University, UK
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-78262-088-4
PDF ISBN:
978-1-78262-271-0
No. of Pages:
368
Publication date:
29 Sep 2015
Book Chapter
CHAPTER 37: Managing Uncertainty in the Provision of Safe Drinking Water
By
John Fawell
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John Fawell
Visiting Professor, Water Science Institute, Cranfield University Bedfordshire
UK
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Steve Hrudey
Steve Hrudey
Professor Emeritus, Analytical and Environmental Toxicology Division, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Edmonton
Canada
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Published:29 Sep 2015
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Page range:
331 - 335
Citation
J. Fawell and S. Hrudey, in Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water, ed. K. C. Thompson, S. Gillespie, and E. Goslan, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015, pp. 331-335.
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This brief paper reviews that it is essential that chlorine, and other disinfectants, be used carefully and that has been the purpose of regulation to date. However, the certainty is that it remains an important weapon in the fight against pathogens in drinking water. It is also important that confidence in the possible risks from by-products should not be overstated and uncertainty needs to be fully acknowledged.
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