[Preliminary study on sanitary standard of aluminium in drinking water]

Sanitary standard of aluminium in drinking water is not formulated in China. In this paper safe maximal dose of aluminium in drinking water was studied, using acute and chronic toxicological experiments, cytogenetic toxicological assays and sensation threshold tests of AlCl3 and Al3(SO4)3. Considering with available epidemiological information, a preliminary sanitary standard of aluminium in drinking water 0.2 mg/L is recommended.