{"id":70297,"date":"2022-11-30T22:29:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluephage-tmp.ixole.es\/?page_id=70297"},"modified":"2022-12-05T16:38:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:38:33","slug":"european-drinking-water-directive-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluephage-tmp.ixole.es\/cs\/european-drinking-water-directive-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"European Drinking Water Directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8220;on|phone&#8220; disabled_on=&#8220;off|off|off&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; background_image=&#8220;https:\/\/bluephage-tmp.ixole.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coliphages.jpg&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;100px||100px||true|false&#8220; custom_padding_tablet=&#8220;&#8220; custom_padding_phone=&#8220;20px||20px||true|false&#8220; da_disable_devices=&#8220;off|off|off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; da_is_popup=&#8220;off&#8220; da_exit_intent=&#8220;off&#8220; da_has_close=&#8220;on&#8220; da_alt_close=&#8220;off&#8220; da_dark_close=&#8220;off&#8220; da_not_modal=&#8220;on&#8220; da_is_singular=&#8220;off&#8220; da_with_loader=&#8220;off&#8220; da_has_shadow=&#8220;on&#8220;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8220;on|tablet&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; width_tablet=&#8220;60%&#8220; width_phone=&#8220;&#8220; width_last_edited=&#8220;on|tablet&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;||||false|false&#8220; custom_padding_tablet=&#8220;|||0%|false|false&#8220; custom_padding_phone=&#8220;&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; header_font=&#8220;|800|||||||&#8220; header_text_color=&#8220;#FFFFFF&#8220; header_font_size=&#8220;60px&#8220; header_3_text_color=&#8220;#FFFFFF&#8220; header_3_font_size=&#8220;20px&#8220; header_3_line_height=&#8220;1.1em&#8220; header_font_size_tablet=&#8220;40px&#8220; header_font_size_phone=&#8220;30px&#8220; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|phone&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>European Drinking Water Directive<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;16px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8220; da_disable_devices=&#8220;off|off|off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; da_is_popup=&#8220;off&#8220; da_exit_intent=&#8220;off&#8220; da_has_close=&#8220;on&#8220; da_alt_close=&#8220;off&#8220; da_dark_close=&#8220;off&#8220; da_not_modal=&#8220;on&#8220; da_is_singular=&#8220;off&#8220; da_with_loader=&#8220;off&#8220; da_has_shadow=&#8220;on&#8220;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.19.1&#8243; text_font=&#8220;|700|||||||&#8220; text_text_color=&#8220;#1a3373&#8243; text_font_size=&#8220;50px&#8220; text_line_height=&#8220;1em&#8220; header_font=&#8220;||||||||&#8220; header_2_font=&#8220;|700|||||||&#8220; header_2_text_color=&#8220;#1a3373&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8220;50px&#8220; custom_margin_tablet=&#8220;||30px&#8220; custom_margin_phone=&#8220;&#8220; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8220;on|tablet&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;||37px|||&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8220;40px&#8220; text_font_size_phone=&#8220;30px&#8220; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|tablet&#8220; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8220;40px&#8220; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8220;30px&#8220; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|phone&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span>The Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020\/2184 of the European Parliament implements somatic coliphage testing in operational controls.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.19.1&#8243; text_text_color=&#8220;#1a3373&#8243; text_font_size=&#8220;17px&#8220; text_line_height=&#8220;1.1em&#8220; header_3_font=&#8220;|600|||||||&#8220; header_3_text_color=&#8220;#1a3373&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8220;25px&#8220; header_3_line_height=&#8220;1.1em&#8220; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8220;&#8220; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8220;22px&#8220; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|phone&#8220; locked=&#8220;off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Drinking water directives are crucial to public health as they control water quality. This update incorporates suggestions from WHO, US-EPA, and the European Commission to enable coverage of many areas.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.19.1&#8243; text_font=&#8220;||||||||&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;10px|20px|25px||false|false&#8220; custom_padding_tablet=&#8220;&#8220; custom_padding_phone=&#8220;|0px||&#8220; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8220;on|phone&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8220;&#8220; text_font_size_phone=&#8220;16px&#8220; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|phone&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>This chart summarizes the application of somatic coliphages according to the Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020\/2184 of the European Parliament. Check your country&#8217;s transposition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.19.1&#8243; background_color=&#8220;#efefef&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;16px|0px|50px|0px|false|false&#8220; da_disable_devices=&#8220;off|off|off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; da_is_popup=&#8220;off&#8220; da_exit_intent=&#8220;off&#8220; da_has_close=&#8220;on&#8220; da_alt_close=&#8220;off&#8220; da_dark_close=&#8220;off&#8220; da_not_modal=&#8220;on&#8220; da_is_singular=&#8220;off&#8220; da_with_loader=&#8220;off&#8220; da_has_shadow=&#8220;on&#8220;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;7px||5px||false|false&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.19.1&#8243; 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