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Waterborne Illnesses Related To Contaminated Pool Water

Our pools are exposed water bodies and therefore subject to contamination. Pollution can be in the pool water from the environment (ex: wind, rain) or from swimmers.

There was a dramatic increase in infections and infectious diseases in home swimming pools in recent years. Some strains of bacteria and viruses have developed resistance to chlorine as a disinfectant we use in our pools. Others are destroyed very slowly. Therefore, there was a growing demand for alternative sanitizers can kill quickly and effectively disease-carrying organisms.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to prevent bacteria and viruses from entering the pool water. In pools with a maximum swimmer load, the level of contaminants in water is very high. Sick persons or persons recently recovering from sickness are asked to refrain from swimming, but many ignore this medium. Chlorine breaks down rapidly in the presence of high contamination and the swimmer and the load due to the effects of UV rays and heat. With these factors in mind, many maintainers of chlorinated pool water simply add extreme amounts of chlorine into the pool in the hope that the disease can be prevented.

The total dependence of chlorine to disinfect the pool is illogical in light of the results of recent investigations. There is unequivocal evidence of the effectiveness of additives or non-chlorine water treatments that can supplement the pool chlorine in the water safer to create the group. Elements such as copper and silver have been widely accepted as a powerful anti-bacterial and anti-viral. Patented products, like the Pool Wizard make good use of this knowledge in the production of disinfectant pools need to respond to microorganisms that chlorine cannot destroy.

Below are some references to illnesses resulting from swimming pool water:

~ Chlorine can take up to 4 days to neutralise Cryptosporidium parvum, the causes of severe illness and transmitted through pool water, despite a balanced pool chemistry and free chlorine levels 0f 2.oppm. (CDC - Emerging Infectious Diseases)

~ Out of 282 pools tested, over 50% of the pools which had a chlorine level above 2.0 ppm still had both E. Coli and Pseudonomas bacteria present. (Dr. Peter Gaffney, Professor of Microbiology at Georgia State University, "Microbiological Evaluation of Swimming Pools in Fulton County Georgia (Atlanta)")

~ "Swimmers had significantly more eye, ear and skin infections than non-swimmers, largely because of high bacteria and virus levels in pools, according to Illinois Public Health Researcher, Linda Berrafato." (USA Today)

~ "Swimming asthma" has been observed, especially in young children, as a result of breathing in the by-products (trihalomethanes) of chlorine used in swimming pools. (Reuters Health; Toxicology Letters, 72) ~ Liver, kidney or central nervous system problems and increased risk of cancer have been observed as a result of the by-products (trihalomethanes) of chlorine use. (EPA - Safe Water Regulations)

~ Eye and nose irritation, stomach discomfort and anemia can occur as a result of chlorine (Cl2 or ClO2) or chloramines in the water. (EPA - Safe Water Regulations)

~ Outbreaks of illness from recreational water in 2000 were 228% higher compared to 2 years earlier. (Center for Disease Control)

~ Diarrhea has been steadily on the rise since the mid-1980s as new germs appear that are increasingly resistant to chlorine used to disinfect pools. (Michael Beach, CDC medical epidemiologist)

~ "The EPA has raised skin absorption of chlorine to its top 10 carcinogen Watch List." (The Washington Post, June 1994)

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