Balancing microbial and chemical risks in disinfection of drinking water: the Pan American perspective
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Abridged version of the keynote speech delivered by Dr. Carlyle Guerra de Macedo, director of PAHO, at the First International Conference on the Safety of Water Disinfection, held from 31 August to 3 September 1992 in Washington, D.C
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