Tag: disinfection byproducts
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Lifeguard Lung: The Hidden Danger for Indoor Swimming Pools
Chlorine use in indoor swimming pools has not improved in the 20 years since the study was published. There have been many more articles since this one confirming that it is chloramines that cause the symptoms.
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Can Pool Disinfection By-products Raise Your Risk of Cancer?
According to multiple cancer studies, swimming in chlorinated pools with disinfection by-products (DBPs) may increase your risk of developing various types of cancer; however, this does not mean that people should stop swimming altogether. In an interview with NBC News, Manolis Kogevinas, an epidemiologist at the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona said,…
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How Pool Disinfection Byproducts Affect Asthma and Allergies
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), which means it is the perfect time to think about how the air quality at your indoor pool facility affects swimmers and staff. Can Swimming Pools Cause Asthma and Allergies? According to the AAFA, more than 60 million…
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The Truth About Chlorine “Pool Smell”: Clean or Caustic?
Do you know that chlorine “pool smell” that wafts over you before you can even see a public swimming pool? This pungent smell of chlorine might bring up wonderful memories of swimming during summer break, but do you also remember the red eyes, irritated skin, disintegrated swimsuit and the fried hair ends? It turns out…
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What are disinfection byproducts? [Infographic]
What are disinfection byproducts? In pools, harmful disinfection byproducts, or DBPs, are made when chlorine interacts with organic material. Haloacetic acid (HAA), trihalomethane (THM) and chlorite are common DBPs. What is organic material and how does it enter my pool? When organic material from swimmers or the swimming environment react with the pool’s chlorine or…
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WC&P features Clear Comfort co-founder’s article on AOP in pool treatment
This month Water Conditioning & Purification Magazine (WC&P), a premier publication for POU/POE water treatment professionals, published Clear Comfort co-founder and Chief Water Officer Nick Rancis’ article, “Swimming Pools of the 21st Century: Advanced Oxidation.” For the last century operators and owners have strived for crystal clear, safe water that is free of toxic disinfection…