Author/Editor		Družina, B
Title		Continuous and periodic monitoring of the amount of selected carcinogenic substances in Slovenian drinking water
Type		članek
Source		In: Symposium proceedings of the 3rd international symposium and exhibition on environmental contamination in Central and Eastern Europe; 1996 Sep 10-13; Warshaw. Warshaw: ?,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 37-30
Language		eng
Abstract		Those soil and drinking water contaminants which are proven carcinogenic, and which may enter the human body as part of the food chain, cause numerous problems and concerns in those countries where they have, due to the inadequate disposal of hazardous wastes, emerged abundantly in underground waters. The permanent presence of these substances, even in minor amounts, may lead to the potential risk of the outbreak of cancer-related diseases Continuous monitoring of the presence of these substances in both drinking water and food represents the professional basis that makes the adoption of measures to solve the problem possible. In the Republic of Slovenia, the presence of certain critical chemical compounds has been detected for a number of years now, using periodic measurements of the amount of contaminants in the major drinking water supply systems which provide the largest populations on a regional basis. According to the national programme of the Republic of Slovenia, continuous monitoring of these substances is to be established within two years. Until that time, certain preventive measures are to be implemented, on the basis of measurements of selected carcinogenic substances in those water supply systems servicing the majority of the population.
Descriptors		WATER SUPPLY WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SLOVENIA MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL