UV disinfection for swimming pools

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois, shows that exposure to byproducts of chemical disinfection commonly used in swimming pools can cause early ageing, birth defects, asthma and bladder cancer. The findings suggest that the best method of pool disinfection is a combination of ultraviolet (UV) treatment and chlorine, rather than the traditional method of chlorine treatment alone.

Hanovia offers a safer method of non-chemical pool water disinfection with its UV systems. Water circulating through the pool is exposed to a specific spectrum of UV light, which is absorbed by micro-organisms' DNA, resulting in permanent, irreparable inactivation of the microorganism.

In addition, UV light initiates photo-chemical and photo-oxidation reactions that destroy chloramines, the byproducts of chlorine disinfection.

This reduces the associated health risks along with unpleasant odours, eye and skin irritation, and corrosion to pool hall structures.