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APVMA guide for demonstrating efficacy of pool and spa sanitisers | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3879/download |
Asthma and swimming: a meta-analysis | 2008 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3880/download |
Ecological association between childhood asthma and availability of indoor chlorinated swimming pools in Europe | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3881/download |
Chlorinated swimming pools and respiratory health | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3882/download |
Lifetime swimming pool attendance, asthma, eczema and respiratory symptoms in school-age children | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3883/download |
Effects of swimming pool water on cementitious grouts | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3884/download |
Biofilm formation at non chlorinated swimming pool conditions | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3885/download |
Biofilms and chlorine in a simulated drinking water distribution system | 1999 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3886/download |
Bladder cancer and exposure to water disinfection by-products through ingestion, bathing, showering, and swimming in pools | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3887/download |
Chemical deliveries to swimming pools | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3888/download |
Approved classification and labelling guide (Sixth edition) for supply as per Chemical Regulations 2009 (CHIP 4) | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3889/download |
What REACH means for users of chemicals | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3890/download |
Chemical safety - working with substances hazardous to health | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3891/download |
Childhood asthma and environmental exposures at swimming pools | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3892/download |
Chlorine decay - a summary of work undertaken at Bristol University | 2002 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3893/download |
Occurence of chlorite and chlorate in swimming pool water | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3894/download |
Efficacy of copper and silver ions and reduced levels of free chlorine in inactivation of Legionella pneumophila | 1989 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3895/download |
An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis linked to swimming at the Eastwood Pool, Giffnock | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3897/download |
Bench-marking pool water treatment for coping with Cryptosporidium | 2002 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3896/download |
Capture, recovery and isolation of Cryptosporidium and advice as to how pool operators could implement this in practice | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3898/download |
Decontaminating swimming pools and managing Cryptosporidium | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3899/download |
Guidance for the investigation of Cryptosporidium linked to swimming pools: monitoring, risk assessment and key public health messages | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3900/download |
An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a swimming club – can rapid field epidemiology limit the spread of illness? | 2013 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3901/download |
The management of swimming pools associated with Cryptosporidiosis or contaminated by Cryptosporidium oocysts | 2003 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3902/download |
Cryptosporidia – the methodology for effective action in the UK | 2008 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3903/download |
The removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts in the treatment of swimming pool waters | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3904/download | |
Cryptosporidium and Giardia in swimming pools in the Netherlands | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3905/download |
Cryptosporidiosis in the United States; Changing Reporting and Ramifications for Public Health and the Aquatics Sector | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3906/download |
Filtration removals and swim diaper retention of Cryptosporidium in swimming pools | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3908/download |
Hyperchlorination to kill Cryptosporidium | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3909/download |
Water Treatment Design for the London Aquatic Centre 2012 | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4017/download |
Vomit and faecal accident response | 2005 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4016/download |
UV and applications in water treatment of commercial swimming pools | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4015/download |
The use of UV for destruction of combined chlorine | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4014/download |
Effects of medium-pressure UV lamps radiation on water quality in a chlorinated indoor swimming pool | 2005 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4013/download |
Full scale test of UV-based water treatment technologies at Gladsaxe Sport Centre – with and without advanced oxidation mechanisms | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4012/download |
Trihalomethanes in Lisbon indoor swimming pools: occurrence and determining factors | 2012 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4011/download |
Trichloramine prevention remains better than cure | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4010/download |
Toxicological characterisation of dermal exposure to DBPs by an in vitro skin model | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4009/download |
Total fluid and water consumption and the joint effect of exposure to disinfection by-products on risk of bladder cancer | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4008/download |
Current issues associated with swimming pools, spas and similar recreational water environments | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4001/download |
WHO guidelines for drinking water quality | 2008 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4003/download |
Bathing water conditioning | 2003 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4002/download |
Swimming pool attendance, asthma, allergies and lung function in the ALSPAC child cohort | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4004/download |
Swimming pool disinfection techniques and pitfalls | 2005 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4005/download |
Swimming pool covers – operation and safety issues | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4007/download |
Water ingestion during swimming activities in a pool: a pilot study | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4006/download |
Managing swimming pool associated Cryptosporidiosis in holiday hotels | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3910/download |
CT disinfection made simple | 2002 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3912/download |
Acute exposure to disinfection by-products in swimming pools and short-term changes in respiratory biomarkers | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3913/download |
Definition and quantification of anthropogenic initial and continual biochemical bathing load in swimming pools | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3914/download |
Disinfection by-products in swimming pools: minimize or avoid? | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3915/download |
Genotoxic effects in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products in indoor swimming pools | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3916/download |
Haloacetonitriles – another important group of disinfection by-products in swimming pool water | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3917/download |
Nitrogen-containing disinfection by-products in indoor pool settings - formation and exposure | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3918/download | |
Numerical simulation and modelling of a typical swimming pool for disinfection by-products assessment | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3919/download |
Prevalence of irritative symptoms in indoor swimming pool workers | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3920/download |
Identification of disinfection by-products and assessment of mutagenicity of chlorinated and brominated swimming pool water | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3928/download |
Removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts by filtration in the treatment of swimming pool waters | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3911/download |
Probabilistic modelling of chlorination by-product risk from indoor swimming pool use | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3921/download |
Removal of free and combined chlorine at GAC surfaces and impact on pool water quality | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3922/download |
COC second statement on chlorinated drinking water and cancer | 2008 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3923/download |
Short-term changes in respiratory biomarkers after swimming in a chlorinated pool | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3925/download |
COC statement on chlorinated drinking water and reproductive outcomes | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3924/download |
The Good, the Bad, and the Volatile: Can We Have Both Healthy Pools and Healthy People? | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3926/download |
Trichloramine in the air of indoor pools in Bavaria | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3927/download |
Efficient ventilation: displacement ventilation and air curtain zoning | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3933/download |
Noise at work - guidance for employers on the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 | 2005 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3934/download |
Sport England swimming pool design guidance | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3935/download |
Development of a pool-model to study the impact of different treatment processes on disinfection by-products | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3936/download | |
COSHH guidance on diluting chemical concentrates | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3937/download |
Methods for assessing the disease burden from swimming | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3938/download |
Legionnaires’ disease: controlling the risks associated with using spa baths | 2003 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3939/download |
Legionnaires’ disease - the control of legionella bacteria in water systems | 2008 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3941/download |
Sodium hypochlorite and chlorine gas: design, handling, and storage issues | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3942/download |
American national standard for suction entrapment avoidance in swimming pools, wading pools, spas, hot tubs, and catch basins | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3929/download |
International standard for equipment for swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and other recreational water facilities | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3930/download |
Installation of ceramic tile in swimming pools | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3931/download |
Bulk storage of liquid chlorine (edition 7) | 2005 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3943/download |
Effect of free and combined available residual chlorine upon bacteria in swimming pools | 1950 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3944/download |
Disinfection of drinking water (Australian guidelines) | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3945/download | |
Commercial operating experiences of chlorine-free water; disinfection in spa and wellness center, Sárvár, Hungary | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3946/download |
ORP testing and chemical automation for swimming pools and spas | 1990 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3947/download |
Review and assessment of alternative water disinfection technologies for municipal swimming pools in the Netherlands | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3948/download |
Survey of swimming pool / spa sanitizers and sanitation systems | 2001 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3949/download |
Swimming pool shock treatment | 2004 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3950/download |
The significance of some nitrogen related hygienic parameters in swimming pools | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3951/download |
Requirements for recreational water facility equipment | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3953/download |
Filter backwashing | 2005 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3954/download |
Optimizing your plant's filter performance | 2000 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3955/download |
Are swimming pool filters really removing Cryptosporidium? | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3956/download | |
Comparing crushed recycled glass to silica sand for dual media filtration | 2002 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3957/download |
Fine particle monitor trial at Leicester Leys Leisure Centre | 2003 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3958/download |
Impact of split flow treatment by coagulation/ultrafiltration on particle concentrations in pool water | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3959/download |
Particles and turbidity in pool water - removal by in-line filtration and modelling of daily courses | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3960/download |
OECD guidance document for demonstrating efficacy of pool and spa disinfectants in laboratory and field testing | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3964/download |
Best practice guidelines for water management in aquatic leisure centres (Sydney Water) | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3965/download |
Health and water quality of swimming pools: the Italian regulatory guidelines | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3967/download | |
Recommended standards for swimming pool design and operation | 1996 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3932/download |
Study of the diversity of E.coli strains isolated from aquatic environments | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3952/download | |
Practical experience with treating pool water by membrane filters, UV and electro-chlorination | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3961/download |
The filter – a source of (re)contamination | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3962/download |
Effects of high bathing loads on pool water treated by coagulation-ultrafiltration | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3963/download |
Infection at work: controlling the risks | 2003 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3968/download |
Study of the diversity of E.coli strains isolated from swimming pool waters | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3969/download |
Is chlorine in deep water? | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3970/download |
Chemical aspects of swimming bath treatment | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3971/download |
Implementation of the HACCP methodology in swimming pools | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3972/download | |
Introduction of the parameter 'total organic carbon' (TOC) as a standard for the quality control of swimming pool water | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3973/download | |
DFE guidance for managing school swimming pools | 1993 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3974/download |
Sustainability issues in swimming pools and spas | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3975/download |
Swimming pool pest management: a training manual for commercial pesticide applicators and swimming pool operators | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3976/download | |
The effects of user groups and rest periods on swimming pool water quality | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3977/download |
Mycobacterium avium complex fact sheet | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3982/download |
Nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) determination in indoor swimming pools: proposal for a new method | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3983/download |
Ozone treatment of commercial swimming pools | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3985/download | |
Benefits of carbon dioxide as pH reducer in chlorinated indoor swimming pools | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3986/download |
Carbon dioxide in water equilibrium | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3987/download | |
Effect of selection of pH in swimming pools on formation of chlorination by-products | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3988/download |
Efficient pool vacuuming leads to positive effects on the chlorine consumption in swimming pools | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3989/download | |
Faecal incident response recommendations for pool staff | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3990/download |
Pool & spa management information system - a database for better information and supervision | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3991/download |
An outbreak of pseudomonas folliculitis associated with a swimming pool | 2002 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3992/download |
Exposure to trichloramine and respiratory symptoms in indoor swimming pool workers | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3993/download |
Indoor swimming pools, water chlorination and respiratory health | 2002 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3994/download |
Respiratory health and baby swimming | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3995/download |
Respiratory and ocular symptoms among employees of a hotel indoor waterpark resort | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3996/download |
Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis in swimmers: clinical and cytological aspects | 2010 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3997/download |
Sodium hypochlorite - general information for the consumer | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3998/download |
Management of spa pools - controlling the risks of infection | 2006 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3999/download |
Spa recreational waters and wellness: state-of-the-art and new perspectives for public health | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4000/download |
Microbiological contamination and cleaning of balance tanks | 2011 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3978/download |
Pool water microbiological testing – further update | 2007 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3980/download |
Presence of mycobacteria in Portuguese swimming pools | 2009 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3979/download |
Outdoor swimming pools and the risks of asthma and allergies during adolescence | 2008 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/3984/download |
The treatment of swimming pool water with sodium hypochlorite | 1976 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4958/download |
Can indoor sports centres be allowed to re-open during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a certificate of equivalence | 2020 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4973/download |
Coronavirus in water review | 2020 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/4974/download |
Effects of swimming pool water on cementitious grouts – laboratory test programme | 2021 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5073/download |
Disenfection Guidelines | 2021 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5231/download |
Inactivation of SARS CoV2 in chlorinated swimming pool water | 2021 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5297/download |
COVID‑19 transmission during swimming‑related activities: a rapid systematic review | 2021 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5336/download |
Notice of references to standards in support of The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 | 2021 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5387/download |
WHO Guidelines for drinking water quality | 2022 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5543/download |
WHO Guidelines on recreational water quality | 2022 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5544/download |
WHO Guidelines for safe recreational water environments | 2022 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5542/download |
Swimming pool tank design and operation | 2022 | https://www.swimming.org/library/documents/5681/download |