Summary
Response to article in Journal of Environmental Health, May 1999
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Swimming Pool Disinfection Revisited: Efficacy of Copper and Silver Ions vs. Chlorine.
Editor's note: This special report consists of an exchange of letters between readers and the authors of an article titled, "Swimming Pool Disinfection: Efficacy of Copper/Silver Ions with Reduced Chlorine Levels," which was published in the May 1999 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health. (Copies of the original article are available, upon request, from a NEHA service specialist at (303) 756-9090, ext. 0.) We thank everyone who responded in writing after reading the article, and we also thank the authors of the article for taking the time to provide thorough and detailed responses to each question. As the spring and summer seasons are just around the corner, we hope you find the questions asked and answered in this special report to be timely, interesting, and useful.
Dear Editor: After reading an article on swimming pool disinfection in the May 1999 issue of the Journal, I had several questions and comments: 1. I was most disappointed not to see pH listed in the results, as it is a vital part of the chlorine activity. I wonder if the reduction in sodium hypochlorite resulted in a lower pH and a corresponding rise in activity of the chlorine. 2. Was the pool ever shocked or break-pointed? Was there any staining of the pool walls? What was the pool wall construction? 3. The level of copper was at the...See the full content of this document
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