Open AccessHarmonization of hygienic standards for chemical drinking water contaminants: relevance and main emphases
Author(s) -
Владимир Евгеньевич Крийт,
Ю Н Сладкова,
О. В. Волчкова,
В. А. Смирнов,
В. Ю. Ананьев,
И. З. Мустафина
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
zdorovʹe naseleniâ i sreda obitaniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-0788
pISSN - 2219-5238
DOI - 10.35627/2219-5238/2019-321-12-23-29
Subject(s) - harmonization , water quality , business , quality (philosophy) , russian federation , environmental planning , environmental science , environmental health , water supply , environmental protection , environmental engineering , medicine , biology , ecology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , acoustics , economic policy
Drinking water of proper chemical and organoleptic quality, epidemically and radiologically safe and in sufficient quantity is one of the principal determinants of public health. Currently, the requirements for chemical water quality of the centralized drinking water supply in the Russian Federation are established by SanPiN 2.1.4.1074–01 and GN 2.1.5.1315–03. Despite the fact that both regulatory documents apply to drinking water, they contain different maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) of many chemicals. This ambiguity impedes the choice of standard values and leads to inconsistencies in drinking water quality assessment. Both national and foreign water quality standards have a single regulatory principle but the number and list of regulated chemicals and their standard values in different countries vary considerably. It is essential to develop hygienic standards that combine national and international experience in regulating drinking water quality. We compared Russian hygienic standards for chemical drinking water contaminants with appropriate foreign standards in order to resolve the issue of the necessity and possibility of their optimization.