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5. Private pool water
In theory, private swimming pools present fewer health risks than public pools, as there are fewer bathers. Nevertheless, they can be contaminated in a variety of ways:
airborne contaminants ;
dirt contained in the soil and all objects surrounding the basin;
pathogenic micro-organisms carried by bathers and non-bathers circulating around the pool, when these comings and goings are not regulated by a lifeguard who ensures that bathers behave properly.
Precautionary measures can be taken:
compulsory shower ;
use of foot baths containing chlorinated water (rarely used in private pools, however);
regular cleaning of the water surface...
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Bibliography
Websites
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UAE – the French union of water treatment professionals
Founded in 1969, the Union française des professionnels du traitement de l'eau is the only professional association in France that brings together all those involved in water treatment in the building industry, from single-family homes to industrial or collective buildings, whether their work involves the point of entry (POE) or the point...
Events
Batimat Reed Expositions (international construction show) is held every two years in Paris (odd-numbered years).
Standards and norms
- Water testing – Determination of total calcium and magnesium concentration – EDTA titrimetric method. - NF T90-003 - Août 1984
- Water quality – Fluoride ion assay – Potentiometric method. - NF T90-004 - Août 2002
- Water quality – Determination of soluble silicates – Molecular absorption spectrometry method. - NF T90-007 - Février 2001
- Water testing – Determination of sulfate ions – Gravimetric method....
Regulations
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European regulations
Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption.
Directive n° 2014/80/UE of 20/06/14 amending Annex II of Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration....
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