Many aquatics professionals are hearing reports
about swim meets where athletes have to queue up in the hallway because
the natatorium air is too polluted to breathe.
Similarly, therapists are beginning to complain about the air quality in their therapeutic pools. After all, its the therapists who are breathing the stuff 4-8 hours a day. Worse, what if you have asthma? Or are pregnant? Are you at risk?
In the past, we've been focused on ensuring the cleanliness of our pool water; we have been worried about RWI (recreational water illnesses). Unfortunately, no one was thinking about the offgasing of chemicals and byproducts that tend to hover about 18 inches above the water's surface (right where your intake valve is!)
According to Robert Kappel, Siemens Water Technologies, the health issues relating to disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and indoor air contamination may soon overtake the concerns about recreational waterborne illnesses (RWIs).
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