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.
Cylindrospermopsins
Cylindrospermopsins are considered in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (GDWQ).
For individual chemicals, the GDWQ also consider:
Chemical hazards in drinking water
Other publications of interest
28 February 2021
Toxic cyanobacteria in water - Second edition
Cyanobacterial toxins are among the most hazardous substances, widely found in waterbodies. They occur naturally, but human activity influences the extent...
15 May 2016
Protecting surface water for health: Identifying, assessing and managing drinking-water quality risks...
Protecting surface water for health provides a structured approach to understanding surface waters and their catchments to support the identification,...
This book provides guidance on the chemical safety of drinking-water. Chemical contaminants of drinking-water are often considered a lower priority than...