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SAFE WATER DEBATE
MAY SHIFT IN 2010
NEW TECHNOLOGY AND A RAFT OF NEW PRODUCT
LAUNCHES HAVE DEVELOPED THE CASE AGAINST
USING CHLORINE IN POOLS TO A RECORD LEVEL.
2010 PROMISES TO BE A KEY YEAR IN THE DEBATE
ABOUT WHICH SYSTEM WILL GAIN PREFERENCE IN
TERMS OF PROVIDING THE BEST AND MOST
RELIABLE WAYS OF ENSURING SAFE WATER FOR
BATHERS. DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL OWNERS
FACE A CHOICE OF STANDARD CHLORINE BASED
PRODUCTS OR A GROWING RANGE OF CHEMICAL
FREE PRODUCTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE CONSIDERED
TO OFFER A SIMILAR STANDARD OF WATER QUALITY
010 could be a vital year in the REACH deals with the Registration,
debate on what system provides the Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
best way of ensuring safe water for Chemical substances. The new law entered
2bathers. into force on 1 June 2007.
The next few months will see changes in the The aim of REACH is to improve the
way REACH, the new European Community protection of human health and the
Regulation on chemicals and their safe use environment through the better and earlier
considers swimming pool chemicals. identification of the intrinsic properties of
A policy meeting is due to report on what is chemical substances. At the same time,
expected to be a continuing trend against innovative capability and competitiveness of
high uses of chlorine in pools. It is thought to the EU chemicals industry should be
support more research into chlorine enhanced. The benefits of the REACH system
alternatives and to provide access for funding will come gradually, as more and more
for any safer options. substances are phased into and out of REACH.
The pool owner still finds himself in the The standard of water quality is one of the
middle of a debate about the different most important challenges facing the
standards of pool treatment, health effects specialist industry, and although the majority
such as the link between disinfection of pool owners and operators are well aware
byproducts and childhood asthma, that water needs to be carefully checked and
Cryptosporidium and Legionella, products and monitored for safety reasons, more can always
processes which are marketed to offer safe be done to prioritise the issue. Many are
disease free swimming. turning towards new technology and hoping
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