Water Wheel July/Aug 2021: Recreation And Water

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Keeping our swimmers safe – SA study investigates water quality of public pools So, is the water quality in municipal swimming pools up to scratch? Yes and no, really. The accepted standards are, byand-large, being met, according to a study commissioned by the WRC, titled, Chemicals in Recreational Water: Occurrence and Potential Risk in Public Swimming Pools (WRC report no. 2804/1/20). But the study questioned whether the standards themselves were fit for the task. It also suggested that bathers, particularly athletes who spend a lot of time in the pool, should become better informed about the effects of chronic exposure to chemicals. They should be encouraged to shower before as well as after entering the pool and discouraged from widdling in it. Pool maintenance may need to up their game too. And the study suggested backwash water, where flow has been reversed to flush a pool filter, should be watched more closely.

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