Abstract
The aim of our study was to determine the impact of medium-pressureUVlampsradiation on waterquality in achlorinatedindoorswimming pool. An indoorswimming pool was equipped with two medium-pressureUVlamps. We collected eight samples of water daily over a four-weeks period and measured total and free chlorine, pH, water temperature, bacteriological parameters, total organic carbon and trihalomethanes. During the first week, which served as control, medium-pressureUVlamps were turned off. During the next three weeks, medium-pressureUVlamps were kept on 24 h per day. The third week, we reduced the level of the injected chlorine into water, and the last week we also reduced the water renewal volume by 27%. Our results showed that bacteriological parameters remained within allowable french limits. When medium-pressureUVlamps were kept on, total, free and active chlorine levels were significantly increased (P < 0.001), whereas combined chlorine level were significantly decreased (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively). The levels of chloroform and bromodichloromethane were significantly increased when medium-pressureUVlamps were kept on (P < 0.001), whereas chlorodibromomethane and bromoform levels significantly decreased (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001, respectively). The additional formation of chloroform and bromodichloromethane may be explained by the increase in active chlorine and by radicalizing mechanisms initiated by UVradiation.