http://halmapr.com/news/hanovia UV disinfection for water and chemical reduction in industrial process water, pharmaceuticals, food, beverage, semiconductor, marine, and swimming pool and leisure Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:12 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://halmapr.com/news/hanovia/the-benefits-of-using-medium-pressure-uv-for-chloramine-reduction-and-water-disinfection/comment-page-1/#comment-36 More Benefits of Using a UV Pool Cleaning System « squidkid. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:02:25 +0000 http://halmapr.com/news/hanovia/the-benefits-of-using-medium-pressure-uv-for-chloramine-reduction-and-water-disinfection/#comment-36 [...] It is really a fascinating process of how UV light has the ability to microorganisms and their DNA, destroying more types of bacteria, viruses, mold, and spores than the chemical chlorine ever could. I talked in an earlier post about how when urine or other kinds of bacteria bonds with chlorine, it forms chloramines, which creates that strong chlorine smell. Gosh, the more I learn about chlorine and chloramines, the more grossed out I get. Here is a blog I recommend that really gets into scary chlorine statistics. I’ll quote what one study here found: “… an increased incidence of asthma in children who swam regularly in chlorinated pools … In some cases the damage was equivalent to that found in heavy smokers. Even people sitting at the sides of pools, such as lifeguards and instructors, were found to be at risk.” [...] [...] It is really a fascinating process of how UV light has the ability to microorganisms and their DNA, destroying more types of bacteria, viruses, mold, and spores than the chemical chlorine ever could. I talked in an earlier post about how when urine or other kinds of bacteria bonds with chlorine, it forms chloramines, which creates that strong chlorine smell. Gosh, the more I learn about chlorine and chloramines, the more grossed out I get. Here is a blog I recommend that really gets into scary chlorine statistics. I’ll quote what one study here found: “… an increased incidence of asthma in children who swam regularly in chlorinated pools … In some cases the damage was equivalent to that found in heavy smokers. Even people sitting at the sides of pools, such as lifeguards and instructors, were found to be at risk.” [...]

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