| Literature DB >> 7350831 |
J A Beech, R Diaz, C Ordaz, B Palomeque.
Abstract
Water from swimming pools in the Miami area was analyzed for nitrates, chlorates and trihalomethanes. The average concentrations of nitrate and chlorate found in freshwater pools were 8.6 mg/liter and 16 mg/liter respectively, with the highest concentrations being 54.9 mg/liter and 124 mg/liter, respectively. The average concentration of total trihalomethanes found in freshwater pools was 125 micrograms/liter (mainly chloroform) and in saline pools was 657 micrograms/liter (mainly bromoform); the highest concentration was 430 micrograms/liter (freshwater) and 1287 micrograms/liter (saltwater). The possible public health significance of these results is briefly discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7350831 PMCID: PMC1619346 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.70.1.79
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308