Microbial Status and Physicochemical Indices of Pools in Baharestan City

Background and Aim: Due to the popularity of swimming sport and the health of swimmers,health control of swimming pools is of great importance. Because we have water shortages andwater crises at the moment, and pools and water centers have to incur heavy costs, they maymove on their own to use less water or even substitute pools. Use less chlorine, ozone, andother substances that can cause contamination in the pool environment, which can eventuallycause problems for users, especially skin problems that can have very negative consequences.In pools, along with all the mechanical and electrical installations used, water also needs to bemaintained. The purpose of this study was to determine the microbial and physicochemicalstatus of four public swimming pools in Baharestan city.Method: In this descriptive-analytical study, in 1396 of 4 active indoor swimming pools inBaharestan city, the required number of samples was 240 and was done by systematic samplingand the parameters of temperature, pH, residual chlorine, turbidity, alkalinity Hardness,population of heterotrophic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, fecalstreptococcus and fecal coliforms were studied. Sampling was performed every two weeks for3 months and the samples were tested according to standard methods.Results: The pool temperature was 82.1%. In the case of microbial indices, pH was standardin 70% of the pools, but on average 19.5% of the samples were exceeded standard. On the otherhand, 71% of the samples had undesirable condition. Alkalinity was favorable in 65% ofsamples and turbidity in 42.3% of samples. There was no case of coli.E in any of the pools.Pseudomonas aeruginosa was observed in 13.8% of the samples.Conclusion: According to the results of increasing awareness and sensitivity of all poolpersonnel to control the water status of the pools in maintaining its physical and chemicalequilibrium, for example, the presence of chlorine odor in the pool environment indicates thepresence of chlorine in the water and low water. Concentration of disinfectant is a problem thatcan be solved by shock. Further monitoring and frequent sampling of pool health inspectors -Continuous consultation and training of pool officials and managers can solve many problemsin pools. To solve.

کلیدواژه ها:

Microbial quality ، Chemical quality ، Pool water