Assessment and certification systems for reagents, materials and technologies used in water treatment in Russia and abroad

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The article contains an overview of regulatory standing orders devoted to the issues of methodological approaches to assessment and certification systems of reagents, materials, and technologies used in water treatment in Russia and abroad. When conducting a literature search, the following databases were used: Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, MedLine, Global Health, RSCI, as well as a search method based on keywords and citations.

Reagents and materials used in water treatment must neither impair the organoleptic properties of water, support the growth of microorganisms, nor have a cytotoxic or mutagenic effect. Their safety assessment includes studies of impurities, chemical and physical properties, maximum doses, behaviour in water, transformation in different environments, migration, and cumulative effects. Reagents, equipment, and materials in many countries are subject to certification by various organizations and specialized laboratories. There are established procedures for their control, including procurement, inspection, handling, storage, and maintenance to ensure quality. At the same time, there is a number of differences: various criteria and standards are used to assess these parameters (from 0.1 MPC to MPC in the hood), and unlike methods. The research methodology, experimental conditions and methods for assessing the results obtained also differ significantly, which can lead to differences in the final results concluding permission and not permission for use in drinking water supply. Standardization of methods and criteria will provide an integrated and comprehensive approach to the selection of reagents and materials in contact with drinking water, eliminate existing contradictions, and help to unite the efforts of many organizations to create an optimal standardization option.

Contribution:
Alekseeva A.V. — concept and design of the study, writing the text, collecting material and processing data, editing, approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article;
Rakhmanin Yu.A. — concept and design of the study, editing, approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article;
Tyurina I.А. — collection of material and data processing;
Lebed-Sharlevich Ya.I. — collection of material and data processing.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgement. The study had no sponsorship.

Received: December 4, 2023 / Accepted: February 9, 2024 / Published: March 15, 2024

About the authors

Anna V. Alekseeva

Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks of the FMBA

Author for correspondence.
Email: AAlekseeva@cspmz.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0422-8382

MD, PhD, Head of department of hygiene. Centre for Strategic Planning of FMBA of Russia, Moscow, 119121, Russian Federation

e-mail: AAlekseeva@cspmz.ru

Russian Federation

Yuriy A. Rakhmanin

Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks of the FMBA; Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing

Email: awme@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2067-8014

MD, PhD, DSci., Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief scientific adviser of the Centre for Strategic Planning of FMBA of Russia, Moscow, 119121, Russian Federation

e-mail: awme@mail.ru

Russian Federation

Irina A. Tyurina

Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks of the FMBA

Email: ITurina@cspmz.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9364-5654

Biologist, department of preventive toxicology and biomedical research, Centre for Strategic Planning of FMBA of Russia, Moscow, 119121, Russian Federation

e-mail: ITurina@cspmz.ru

Russian Federation

Yana I. Lebed-Sharlevich

Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks of the FMBA

Email: YaSharlevich@cspmz.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4249-1093

MD, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Department of preventive toxicology and biomedical research. Centre for Strategic Planning of FMBA of Russia, Moscow, 119121, Russian Federation

e-mail: YaSharlevich@cspmz.ru

Russian Federation

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