Water is the source of life, not only the basic natural resources is of strategic economic resources. Drinking water on health and safety of the people is very important, water once a problem, will give people a significant impact on the lives of the masses.

China and China (private) business economic research will be 12-13 April 2008 in Beijing "China's first water purification Industry Summit Forum", the Forum attention to drinking water safety of drinking water health standards of implementation and challenges Looking development of Chinese water industry, calling attention to the whole society of new drinking water standards. The forum invited state leaders, industry experts, well-known entrepreneurs attended the forum, summed up the industry's past, discuss the status of the industry and look forward to the future of the industry.

Revised GB5749-2006 "drinking water health standards" on July 1, 2007 implementation. Sets a new standard of drinking water drinking water quality standards of the original 35 to 106, 106 indicators, including microbial indicators 6, 74 toxicological indicators, sensory characteristics and general chemical indicators 20, disinfectants index 4 radioactive indicators 2. Various indicators, it may cause harm to human health or potential threat to about 80% of the target, are affecting sensory properties and general physical and chemical water quality indicators that is, no direct effect on health indicators about 20%.

The new standard has three features: enhanced water quality organic matter, microorganisms and water quality and disinfection requirements, the new standard in the drinking water standard of 35 indicators to the original 106; unified urban and rural drinking water health standards ; reference to the World Health Organization's "Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality", to achieve drinking water standards and international practice.

In the new standard for the first time on the inorganic nitrite, bromate and other organic material to provide a standard value, which is mainly due to human health considerations.

The new standard in drinking water shall not contain pathogenic microorganisms, which the chemical substances and radioactive material shall not endanger human health, good sensory properties, such as after it is disinfected. Experts pointed out the error of some drinking water and water treatment, done in the new standard to correct, standardize.

The World Health Organization survey, 80% of human diseases related to water, poor quality water can cause many diseases. According to UN statistics, there are 3 million people die worldwide every dirty water-borne diseases, most of them are children. On the other hand, with the rising population growth, food demand, water shortage problem is getting worse. Water and human health is closely related to the fundamental continuity of humanity.

There are 900 million people in China drink water total coliforms, 3.8 billion people drink water exceeding iron, 200 million people drink water in excessive oxygen consumption, 948 million people above the standard for drinking water fluoride; 80% -90% of the disease and 33% of the mortality and contaminated drinking water is related to a daily average of 2.5 million people died of the disease through water pollution; the more serious water pollution, water, wake-up call to life.

Drinking water on health and safety is very important to people, drinking water once a problem, will give a major impact on people's life. Water is the source of life. 60-80% of human tissue is made of water, the human body to maintain physical activity and metabolism are also without water. However, with the increased level of industrialization, the world's water resources are subjected to unprecedented pollution and destruction, water quality and safety of not only directly related to people's health, also related to social development, civilized, harmonious level.

The implementation of new standards for water industry has brought new challenges, it also brings new opportunities. Is bound to improve drinking water quality standards for water companies and water purification technology to promote innovation and development, China and China (private) business economic research with Zi Shen Hui Jingshuihangye Committee's professional and technical advantages Quanmian improve residents drinking water quality and the Olympic Games Lai Lin occasion, a responsibility to make associations, to create a harmonious and stable, healthy and civilized environment, promote social harmony and make due contributions. The new standards, new technologies, new goals and greater social responsibility.