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<p>The operation of swimming pools requires a constant monitoring of water quality parameters and protection of water against pathogens. This is implemented by various disinfection methods, among which the most commonly used are based on chlorine action supported by ozone or UV irradiation. The paper presents the comparison of the effectives of organic micropollutants decomposition occurring in swimming pool water during UV irradiation emitted by a 15 and 150 W UV lamp. The tests were conducted on real swimming pool water collected from a sport basin. The identification and the determination of micropollutants concentration were performed by the use of gas chromatography GC-MS (EI) preceded by solid-phase extraction SPE. It was shown that the concentration of micropollutants decreases with the increase in the irradiation time of pool water. The 150 W UV lamp allowed for an over 33% removal of micropollutants from the group of pharmaceuticals compounds (except for caffeine) and more than 76% decrease of other compounds, which belong to the group of personal care products additives, food additives and phthalates. In addition, it has been demonstrated that during the irradiation of such complex water matrixes as swimming pool water, a significant number of micropollutants degradation by-products were formed, which are not found in water before UV irradiation.</p>
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The operation of swimming pools requires a constant monitoring of water quality parameters and protection of water against pathogens. This is implemented by various disinfection methods, among which the most commonly used are based on chlorine action supported by ozone or UV irradiation. The paper presents the comparison of the effectives of organic micropollutants decomposition occurring in swimming pool water during UV irradiation emitted by a 15 and 150 W UV lamp. The tests were conducted on real swimming pool water collected from a sport basin. The identification and the determination of micropollutants concentration were performed by the use of gas chromatography GC-MS (EI) preceded by solid-phase extraction SPE. It was shown that the concentration of micropollutants decreases with the increase in the irradiation time of pool water. The 150 W UV lamp allowed for an over 33% removal of micropollutants from the group of pharmaceuticals compounds (except for caffeine) and more than 76% decrease of other compounds, which belong to the group of personal care products additives, food additives and phthalates. In addition, it has been demonstrated that during the irradiation of such complex water matrixes as swimming pool water, a significant number of micropollutants degradation by-products were formed, which are not found in water before UV irradiation.

Impact of the UV Lamp Power on the Formation of Swimming pool Water Treatment By-Products

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Parameter	Value
pH [-]	7.34
UV absorbance λ=254 nm [cm^-1]	0.041
Conductivity [mS/cm]	2.04
Redox potential [mV]	664
TOC [mg/L]	15.53
Free chlorine [mg/L]	0.42
Combined chlorine [mg/L]	0.46

Group	Name	Abbreviation	Molar mass [g/mol]
Pharmaceuticals	caffeine	CAF	194.19
	carbamazepine	CBZ	236.30
	batilol	BAT	344.57
	hydrochlorothiazide	HCT	297.74
Personal Care Product additives	2-phenoxyethanol	POE	138.16
	benzophenone-3	BP3	228.25
	benzophenone-8	BP8	244.24
	hedione	HED	226.32
	levomenthol	LVM	156.27
	trichloroacetic acid	TCA	163.39
	oleic acid	OA	282.47
Food additives	butylated hydroxytoluene	BHT	220.35
Food additives	carvone	CRV	150.22
Other	chloroform	CRF	119.38
	dimethyl phthalate	DEP	194.18
	dibutyl phthalate	DBP	278.34

Impact of the UV Lamp Power on the Formation of Swimming pool Water Treatment By-Products

Published Online: Apr 04, 2019

Page range: 131 - 138

Received: Jan 03, 2018

Accepted: Apr 19, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2018-045

Keywords
Swimming pools, Micropollutants, UV lamp, Disinfection

© 2018 Edyta Kudlek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Parameters of swimming poll water

Organic micropollutants identified in swimming pool water samples

Impact of the UV Lamp Power on the Formation of Swimming pool Water Treatment By-Products

Published Online: Apr 04, 2019

Page range: 131 - 138

Received: Jan 03, 2018

Accepted: Apr 19, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2018-045

KeywordsSwimming pools, Micropollutants, UV lamp, Disinfection

© 2018 Edyta Kudlek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Figure 4.

Parameters of swimming poll water

Organic micropollutants identified in swimming pool water samples

Keywords
Swimming pools, Micropollutants, UV lamp, Disinfection