# A2.7 Materials and chemicals

AS/NZS 4020 ((Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard) (1999). Products for use in contact with drinking water. Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand.

Mosse PRL and Colwell M (2001). Chemical quality assurance — Gippsland water’s journey: getting the right chemical in the right place at the right time. Water, 28(3): 45–46.

SAA HB131 (1999). Guidelines for applying and interpreting AS/NZS 4020: Products for use in contact with drinking water. Standards Australia.


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