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The chlorine and
asthmadebate
Chlorine use in pools
“may be a liability”
Chlorine usage in pools in the UK may industry cannot ignore this issue. It brings guidelines state that wherever
prove to be a liability. to mind how the results of early research possible, a site should eliminate the
Celina Brown from PoolSan who into the effects of asbestos and cigarette use of any hazardous substance where
market an environmentally safe product smoke were ignored for many years. Public an alternative, less hazardous
as an alternative to chlorine based lines health suffered because powerful substance can be substituted. As
says more pool owners than ever before industries chose to ignore the health risks coverage of the negative side of
are concerned about using chlorine. of their products and that cannot be chlorine grows, so does every
“I am receiving more and more calls allowed to happen again. organisation’s need to reduce its
from pool operators who having read this “Expert opinion on the future of hazardous chemical usage.
latest research, are very worried. Coming chlorine is divided at present. Whilst “PoolSan is a viable and practical
on top of other studies, there is concern some still feel there is no safe alternative alternative to chlorine in pools and
that their chlorine usage may prove to be to chlorine, there are others who feel spas – something else to bear in mind
a liability. very differently. when COSHH and risk assessments are
“The recent headlines in the UK press “The advocates of our product come being completed.
have resulted in worried parents from outside the chlorine industry and its “In simple terms, PoolSan is a
questioning their local facilities about dependants. unique highly developed ionic liquid
chlorine levels – the latest research shows “We work with Environmental Health that uses and improves on the
a five-fold increase in the risk of children Enforcement Officers who inspect and test chemistry of the traditional ionisation
developing asthma when they swam chlorine-free PoolSan pools and spas in process. An easily dosed natural
regularly in a chlorinated pool. their boroughs. These are people who mineral solution, it contains no
“For us at PoolSan, it was very have actual experience of what can be chlorine, bromine, acid or other harsh
interesting that the research also done without any chlorine and these are chemicals. Being hypoallergenic it
revealed ‘children who swam in a pool people who support us. does not cause breathlessness, eye
sanitised using copper and silver showed “If our pools and spas were not able to irritations, asthma attacks, eczema or
no increased risk of asthma which achieve the standards of cleanliness other health problems associated with
suggests the chemicals and not simply required for public pools they would not chlorine use.
swimming are responsible for the effect’. be allowed to remain open. But they “The water in a PoolSan pool is
“Obviously as a retailer of a continue to operate and they continue to odourless and tasteless; it will not
commercial copper/silver product this increase in number, facts which continue to damage costumes, dry out hair or leave
information is relevant to us. demonstrate very clearly there is a safe, unpleasant smells on the skin. Not only
“More importantly than that though, it effective alternative to chorine, a chemical is the poolside atmosphere much
casts more doubt on a defence of which may one day be proved beyond fresher, it is also non-corrosive.
chlorine that has been offered in the doubt to be as dangerous to our health as “In addition, PoolSan is an effective
past, namely that the rise in asthma is cigarette smoke. algaecide and does not evaporate,
linked somehow to the activity of “There are other safety factors to making it ideal for use in pools where
swimming rather than the environment in consider. sunlight may adversely affect the
which it is carried out. “Chlorine may have been the accepted operation of chlorine.”
“I see worrying parallels in the sanitiser for pools in the past but as
response to the results of these and awareness of the alternative builds, more
other studies by some sections of the pool operators are reassessing their
POOLSAN
industry. Deeming them inconclusive or procedures and chemical usage in line
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unproven is not enough - the pool with COSHH regulations. COSHH
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