# Tables

* Chapter 2: Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality
  * [Table 2.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-2/2.2-structure-of-the-framework.md#table-2-1) - Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality
  * [Table 2.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-2/2.6-correlations-of-the-framework-with-other-systems.md#table-2-2) - Correlations between HACCP and the Framework
  * [Table 2.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-2/2.6-correlations-of-the-framework-with-other-systems.md#table-2-3) - Correlations between ISO 9001 and the Framework
  * [Table 2.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-2/2.6-correlations-of-the-framework-with-other-systems.md#table-2-4) - Comparison of features from various management frameworks
* Chapter 3: Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality – the twelve elements
  * [Table 3.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-3/3.2-assessment-of-the-drinking-water-supply-system-element-2/3.2.3-hazard-identification-and-risk-assessment.md#table-3-1) - Qualitative measures of likelihood
  * [Table 3.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-3/3.2-assessment-of-the-drinking-water-supply-system-element-2/3.2.3-hazard-identification-and-risk-assessment.md#table-3-2) - Qualitative measures of consequence or impact
  * [Table 3.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-3/3.2-assessment-of-the-drinking-water-supply-system-element-2/3.2.3-hazard-identification-and-risk-assessment.md#table-3-3) - Qualitative risk analysis matrix: level of risk
* Chapter 5: Microbial Quality of Drinking Water
  * [Table 5.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.4-enteric-pathogens/5.4.1-enteric-pathogens-of-concern-in-drinking-water.md#table-5-1) - Enteric pathogens of concern in Australian drinking water
  * [Table 5.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.4-enteric-pathogens/5.4.3-management-of-risk-from-enteric-pathogens.md#table-5-2) - Vulnerability classes for surface drinking water sources
  * [Table 5.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.4-enteric-pathogens/5.4.3-management-of-risk-from-enteric-pathogens.md#table-5-3) - Summary of *E. coli* bands for source water intended for drinking water&#x20;
  * [Table 5.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.4-enteric-pathogens/5.4.3-management-of-risk-from-enteric-pathogens.md#table-5-4) - Source water category based on comparison of *E. coli* concentration with vulnerability classification
  * [Table 5.5](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.4-enteric-pathogens/5.4.3-management-of-risk-from-enteric-pathogens.md#table-5-5) - Treatment targets for protozoa, bacteria and viruses given the source water type and *E. coli* results
  * [Table 5.6](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.4-enteric-pathogens/5.4.3-management-of-risk-from-enteric-pathogens.md#table-5-6) - Indicative pathogen LRV potentially attributable to treatment barriers
  * [Table 5.7](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.5-opportunistic-pathogens.md#table-5-7) - Opportunistic pathogens of concern in Australian drinking water
  * [Table 5.8](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-5/5.6-cyanobacteria.md#table-5-8) - Cyanobacteria of concern in Australian drinking water
* Chapter 7: Radiological Quality of Drinking Water
  * [Table 7.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-7/7.5-units-of-radioactivity-and-radiation-dose-measurement/7.5.2-converting-intake-to-radiation-dose.md#table-7-1) - Dose per unit intake by ingestion for adult members of the public (ICRP 2012)
* Chapter 8: Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals
  * [Table 8.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-8/8.4-public-health-measures/8.4.1-fluoridation.md#table-8-1) - State and Territory fluoride legislation and regulations
  * [Table 8.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-8/8.5-assessment-of-chemicals-acceptable-for-use-in-drinking-water-treatment-revised-2016/8.5.1-chemicals-assessed-prior-to-2004.md#table-8-2) - Chemicals recommended for use in the treatment of drinking water (2004)
  * [Table 8.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-8/8.7-monitoring-and-analytical-requirements.md#table-8-3) - Acceptance criteria for some water treatment chemicals
  * [Table 8.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-2/chapter-8/8.8-contaminants-in-drinking-water-treatment-chemicals.md#table-8-4) - Recommended maximum impurity concentrations for selected drinking water treatment chemicals
* Chapter 9: Overview of Monitoring
  * [Table 9.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.4-operational-monitoring/9.4.1-operational-characteristics.md#table-9-1) - Examples of operational monitoring characteristics
  * [Table 9.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.4-operational-monitoring/9.4.5-operational-monitoring-frequency.md#table-9-2) - Example of an operational monitoring program (characteristics and frequencies)
  * [Table 9.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.4-operational-monitoring/9.4.6-chlorination-as-a-critical-control-point-an-example.md#table-9-3) - Example of chlorination as a critical control point
  * [Table 9.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.5-verification-of-drinking-water-quality/9.5.2-drinking-water-quality-monitoring.md#table-9-4) - Recommended minimum frequency of *E. coli* monitoring
  * [Table 9.5](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.5-verification-of-drinking-water-quality/9.5.2-drinking-water-quality-monitoring.md#table-9-5) - Generic frequencies for monitoring non-microbial drinking water quality as supplied to the consumer
  * [Table 9.6](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.8-validation-of-barrier-performance.md#table-9-6) - Examples of validation monitoring and proof-of-performance testing
  * [Table 9.7](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-9/9.11-monitoring-advice-for-small-remote-or-community-managed-water-supplies.md#table-9-7) - Recommended operational monitoring at disinfection points in small, remote or community-managed water supplies
* Chapter 10: Monitoring for speciﬁc characteristics in drinking water
  * [Table 10.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.2-assessing-safety-short-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.2.2-short-term-evaluation-of-drinking-water-quality-monitoring.md#table-10-1) - Performance measure for *Escherichia coli* within the distribution system
  * [Table 10.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.2-assessing-safety-short-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.2.2-short-term-evaluation-of-drinking-water-quality-monitoring.md#table-10-2) - Performance measure for health-based chemical characteristics within the distribution system
  * [Table 10.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.2-assessing-safety-short-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.2.2-short-term-evaluation-of-drinking-water-quality-monitoring.md#table-10-3) - Examples of comparing monitoring data to guideline values
  * [Table 10.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.2-assessing-safety-short-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.2.2-short-term-evaluation-of-drinking-water-quality-monitoring.md#table-10-4) - Performance measure for aesthetic chemical and physical characteristics within the distribution system
  * [Table 10.5](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.3-assessing-performance-long-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.3.7-summary-of-guideline-values-for-microbial-chemical-and-physical-characteristics.md#table-10-5) - Performance measure for *Escherichia coli* within the distribution system
  * [Table 10.6](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.3-assessing-performance-long-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.3.7-summary-of-guideline-values-for-microbial-chemical-and-physical-characteristics.md#table-10-6) - Guideline values for physical and chemical characteristics
  * [Table 10.7](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-3/chapter-10/10.3-assessing-performance-long-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.3.8-summary-of-reference-levels-and-screening-values-for-radiological-characteristics.md#table-10-7) - Guidance on radiological quality of drinking water
* Information Sheets
  * [Table IS1.2.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/disinfection/1.2-overview-of-disinfection.md#table-is1-2-1) - Applicability of disinfection techniques to different situations
  * [Table IS1.3.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/disinfection/1.3-disinfection-with-chlorine.md#table-is1-3-1) - Published C.t values for 99% (2 log) and 99.99% (4 log) inactivation of various microorganisms by chlorine 1,2
  * [Table IS1.4.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/disinfection/1.4-chloramines.md#table-is1-4-1) - Published C.t values for 99% (2 log) and 9.99% (4 log) inactivation of various microorganisms by preformed monochloramine 1,2
  * [Table IS1.5.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/disinfection/1.5-disinfection-with-chlorine-dioxide.md#table-is1-5-1) - Published C.t values for 99% (2 log) and 99.99% (4 log) inactivation of various microorganisms by chlorine dioxide 1,2,3
  * [Table IS1.6.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/disinfection/1.6-disinfection-with-ozone.md#table-is1-6-1) - Published C.t values for 99% (2 log) and 99.99% (4 log) inactivation of various microorganisms by ozone 1,2,3
  * [Table IS1.7.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/disinfection/1.7-disinfection-with-ultraviolet-light.md#table-is1-7-1) - Published dosage rates to achieve 99.99% (4 log) inactivation of various microorganisms by UV irradiation
  * [Table IS2.1.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/sampling/2.1-sampling-information-handling-requirements-and-preservation.md#table-is2-1-1) - Special handling requirements in sampling for chemical, physical and radiological characteristics (data compiled from *AS/NZS 5667.1:1998*)
  * [Table IS2.2.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/sampling/2.2-radiological-monitoring-and-assessment-of-performance.md#table-is2-2-1) - Summary of operational responses
  * [Table IS2.2.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/sampling/2.2-radiological-monitoring-and-assessment-of-performance.md#table-is2-2-2) - Recommended methods for the analysis of gross alpha and beta activities in drinking water
  * [Table IS3.1.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/statistics/3.1-statistics-visualising-data.md#table-is3-1-1) - Example of a water quality data set
  * [Table IS3.4.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-4/statistics/3.4-statistics-control-charts-and-trends.md#table-is3-4-1) - Relationship between control limits and multiples of the standard deviation
* Appendices
  * [Table A1.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.2-water-supply-system-analysis.md#table-a1-1) - Key characteristics of the drinking water supply system
  * [Table A1.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.4-hazard-identification.md#table-a1-2) - Examples of sources and potential hazards
  * [Table A1.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.4-hazard-identification.md#table-a1-3) - Examples of hazardous events and their potential sources
  * [Table A1.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.5-risk-assessment.md#table-a1-4) - Qualitative measures of likelihood
  * [Table A1.5](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.5-risk-assessment.md#table-a1-5) - Qualitative measures of consequence or impact
  * [Table A1.6](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.5-risk-assessment.md#table-a1-6) - Qualitative risk analysis matrix — level of risk
  * [Table A1.7](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.6-preventive-measures-and-multiple-barriers.md#table-a1-7) - Examples of preventive measures from catchment to consumer
  * [Table A1.8](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.6-preventive-measures-and-multiple-barriers.md#table-a1-8) - Estimated removals of enteric pathogens using multiple barriers
  * [Table A1.9](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.7-critical-control-points.md#table-a1-9) - Example preventive measures and potential critical control points for *Giardia* — river system
  * [Table A1.10](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.7-critical-control-points.md#table-a1-10) - Example — potential critical control points and operational criteria
  * [Table A1.11](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.8-chlorination-as-an-example-of-a-critical-control-point.md#table-a1-11) - Chlorination as a critical control point
  * [Table A1.12](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-1/a1.8-chlorination-as-an-example-of-a-critical-control-point.md#table-a1-12) - C.t values for inactivation by free chlorine (mg.min/L)
  * [Table A3.1](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.5-selection-of-reference-pathogens.md#table-a3-1) - Case numbers and mortality for selected pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis in Australia in 2010
  * [Table A3.2](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.6-level-of-reference-pathogen-contamination-in-australian-source-waters.md#table-a3-2) - Summary of the range of reported concentrations of reference pathogens in surface water from international reviews
  * [Table A3.3](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.6-level-of-reference-pathogen-contamination-in-australian-source-waters.md#table-a3-3) - Point estimates of *E. coli*, Adenovirus (by culture) and *Campylobacter* in untreated sewage
  * [Table A3.4](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.6-level-of-reference-pathogen-contamination-in-australian-source-waters.md#table-a3-4) - Assumed reference pathogen concentration by category for calculation of LRVs
  * [Table A3.5](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.8-dose-response-relationships.md#table-a3-5) - Summary of dose-response models that could be used for calculation of LRVs
  * [Table A3.6](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.9-disability-adjusted-life-years-daly-burden-per-case.md#table-a3-6) - Burden of disease by DALY for selected pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis&#x20;
  * [Table A3.7](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.10-calculation-of-lrvs-using-the-qmra-framework.md#table-a3-7) - Model assumptions applied in the QMRA
  * [Table A3.8](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.10-calculation-of-lrvs-using-the-qmra-framework.md#table-a3-8) - Calculated LRVs by source water category (based on concentrations for respective pathogens as outlined in Table A3.4)
  * [Table A3.9](/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/appendices/appendix-3/a3.11-interpretation-of-calculated-lrvs-for-practical-treatment-guidance.md#table-a3-9) - Recommended LRVs by source water category

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