Sanitary conditions of water from publics and privates swimming pools
Vol. 69 No. 4 (2010), ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vol. 69 No. 4 (2010)

Sanitary conditions of water from publics and privates swimming pools

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
https://doi.org/10.53393/rial.2010.v69.32600
Published 2010-04-01
Fabiana Cortez Pimentel
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Ana Carolina Buchalla Alonso
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Ana Ruth Pereira de Mello
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Cícero Vágner de Sousa
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Daniel Santos Tavares
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Eduardo Gonzalez
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Estevão de Camargo Passos
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Maria de Lourdes Paixão da Silva
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
Mário Tavares
Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Santos, SP
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Keywords

public health
swimming pools water
legislation
free residual chlorine
pH
microrganisms

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Pimentel FC, Alonso ACB, Mello ARP de, Sousa CV de, Tavares DS, Gonzalez E, Passos E de C, Silva M de LP da, Tavares M. Sanitary conditions of water from publics and privates swimming pools. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 2010 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 May 19];69(4):446-52. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/32600
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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.
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