I just heard a radio report that said that chlorinated pools are linked to asthma. I sort of thought the chlorine was no good when it rapidly deteriorated my bathing suits.
Any ideas on how you can lessen the problems associated with chlorine?
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Not sure about chlorine linked to asthma - I do know of several people who have asthma and by swimming were able to for the most part be rid of their medications. I believe that air quality issues in most indoor pools can create problems for people with asthma. So my advice swim outdoors or find a facility with a good HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air conditioning) system.
For suit durability - try the polyester suits they will last, I had one that I used in a pool that was not very chemical friendly, the suit lasted about a year, what finally gave was the thread for the seam stitching not the suit material.
Lastly in regards to pool chemistry, more pools are starting to use Ozone to help disenfect the water - chlorine or some other sanitizer (bromine, iodine etc) is still used in the water but at lower levels. The pool pH is a very important factor in regards to pool chemistry, the lower the pH the higher reactivity chlorine will have - a pool with 1.0 ppm (parts per million) chlorine at a 7.2 pH will actually disenfect better than a pool with 4.0 ppm chlorine. and a pH of 7.8.
Jeff
Not sure about chlorine linked to asthma - I do know of several people who have asthma and by swimming were able to for the most part be rid of their medications. I believe that air quality issues in most indoor pools can create problems for people with asthma. So my advice swim outdoors or find a facility with a good HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air conditioning) system.
For suit durability - try the polyester suits they will last, I had one that I used in a pool that was not very chemical friendly, the suit lasted about a year, what finally gave was the thread for the seam stitching not the suit material.
Lastly in regards to pool chemistry, more pools are starting to use Ozone to help disenfect the water - chlorine or some other sanitizer (bromine, iodine etc) is still used in the water but at lower levels. The pool pH is a very important factor in regards to pool chemistry, the lower the pH the higher reactivity chlorine will have - a pool with 1.0 ppm (parts per million) chlorine at a 7.2 pH will actually disenfect better than a pool with 4.0 ppm chlorine. and a pH of 7.8.
Jeff
