Air quality in swimming pool facilities in consideration of the occurrence of volatile DBPs
author:
MAGDALENA ŻAK, EDYTA MELANIUK-WOLNY
ORCID ID:
0000-0001-6906-1301, 0000-0001-9131-9532
No:
01/2023 Instal p. 27-36
DOI:
DOI 10.36119/15.2023.1.4
Numerous by-products of water disinfection (DBPs) are identified in pool waters. Some of them, due to their high
volatility (trihalomethanes, chloramines), are transferred from water to air and, with their widely reported
harmfulness, can pose serious health risks associated with inhalation exposure to these compounds for people
staying in pool facilities. The existing risk will be largely determined by the concentration of these compounds in the
air, the duration of exposure and the activity of people. Concentrations will be determined by numerous factors of
facility use, including the ventilation system used. Due to numerous reports of poor air quality in many facilities, this
article conducts a broad review of the literature on the occurring levels of volatile DBPs (trihalomethanes and
chloramines) concentrations in the air above swimming pools and in other rooms within swimming pool facilities.
The legal status of the requirements for conducting measurements of volatile DBB and standards for the concentration
of trihalomethanes and chloramines in the air was also presented. The importance of ventilation and the solutions
used in this type of area affecting the air quality was also described.
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About Authors:
dr inż. Magdalena Żak https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-1301, dr inż. Edyta Melaniuk-Wolny https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9131-9532 – Katedra Ochrony Powietrza, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Śląska, Centrum Nowych Technologii, Gliwice. Corresponding author: magdalena.zak@polsl.pl