Abstract
This study aimed to assess the health conditions of water from public and private swimming pools located in Praia Grande, São Paulo State, Brazil, regarding the microbiological control and physical-chemical characteristics. Four samples were collected weekly from each site, being two public swimming pools and six private ones (sports academies), and a total of 32 samples were analyzed. The microbiological tests were performed according to APHA, 2005, for coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterococos, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, yeasts and molds. The physical and chemical analyses were carried out using the methodology described by ANVISA/MS, 2005. Turbidity, chloride, nitrate, nitrite, color, conductivity, iron, sulfate, total hardness and smell were determined; in the field, temperature, pH and free residual chlorine were measured. Only two samples were approved, and 30 were in disagreement in the restricted free residual chlorine and pH parameters, and also coliforms group, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were isolated, which are not included in the specific legislation. A permanent control of water quality of swimming pools located in the municipality should be monitored, as well as a review on the São Paulo State legislation in force is required, and also the inclusion of new parameters.References
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