A Tentative Discussion on the Assessment Standards of Groundwater Quality: A Case Study of the Groundwater Quality in the North China Plain
关于饮用地下水水质评价标准的探讨——以华北平原地下水水质调查结果为例

Groundwater quality should be assessed according to the requirement of human health. The assessment method should be simple and easily understood. Based on the groundwater assessment method (GB /T14848-93), the authors revised the water quality classification criteria, which makes the assessment results consistent to the requirement of drinking water quality. Exemplified by the groundwater analyzing results from the North China Plain, the authors also assessed the water quality and probed into the possible origin of the main compounds. As different regions of China had quite different situations, the water chemical conditions were discussed in terms of a new concept, i.e., suitability of water for drinking, which was put forward for the first time in this study.