The following factsheets are available:

Microbiological Contaminants

• Amoeba (PDF 85kB)
• Cryptosporidium (PDF 472 kB)
• Giardia (PDF (471 kB) 
• Legionella (PDF 171 kB)

Chemical Contaminants

• Arsenic (PDF 96kB)
• Asbestos (PDF 87kB) 
• Copper (PDF 73kB)
• Nitrate (PDF 63kB)
• Trihalomethanes (PDF 73kB) 

Aesthetic Issues

• Salt (Sodium Chloride) (PDF 61KB)

Part V of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines provides further details on the different contaminants in drinking water. ADWG Part V (External link).

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Contact the Water Unit, Environmental Health Directorate: (08) 9388 4999.