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Products and materials used incontact with drinking water have the potentialto cause tainting of drinking water. Whilsthealth effects are not necessarily associatedwith such effects, for consumers, flavour orodour are the main parameters they use toassess the wholesomeness of their drinkingwater. There are a number of possible causes oftainting from products and materials and theseare discussed. In many countries products usedin contact with drinking water are screened toavoid odour or flavour problems. However,despite these safeguards tainting problems canand do still occur. Some relate tomisapplication of products in distributionsystems, poor domestic plumbing practices orthe use of domestic appliances after the pointof supply.
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Rogers, H., Norris, M. & James, H. Effects of materials of construction on tastes and odours in drinking water. Re/Views in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 3, 23–32 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RESB.0000040010.64651.f9
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