Table 1.
Current guidelines and regulations around the globe that include bacteriophages as indicators of fecal pollution [132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144].
| Country/Organization | Biosolids | Ground Water | Recreational Water | Drinking Water | Reclaimed Water | Membrane Integrity & UV | Direct Potable Reuse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2012 (WA) | – | – | 2011 * | 2005/2011 (QL/WA) | – | – |
| Canada | – | – | – | 2011 (Q) | – | – | – |
| Colombia | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| EU | – | – | – | 2020 | 2020 | – | – |
| India | – | – | – | 2012 | – | – | – |
| Singapore | – | – | – | 2017 * (WHO) | – | – | 2017 * (WHO) |
| South Africa | – | – | – | 1996 * | – | – | – |
| USA | – | 2006 | 2015 (Prop) | – | 2011 (NC) | 2015 | – |
| WHO | – | – | – | 2017 * | 2017 (I&AR) | – | 2017 * |
WA: Western Australia, QL: Queensland, Q: Quebec, NC: North Carolina, Prop: Proposal, I&AR: Irrigation and aquifer recharge, * Guideline.