<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The possibility of applying a colloidal solution of nanosilver in the closed circuit of pool water treatment as a complementary disinfectant with chlorine compounds was presented. The applied nanosilver solution is characterized, by hygienic certificate, as having a very high biocidal effect. Samples of pool water for the control were taken from 5 points of a pool circuit. The safety of the water was appraised by comparing the bacteriological and physicochemical test results with the admissible values specified by hygienic requirements. The results show that nanosilver solution can be successfully applied for precoating the filter bed and supporting the disinfection system. Special attention was paid to the bacteriological purity and stability of the disinfectant concentration. The influence of concentration of colloidal nanosilver (0-25 mg/dm<sup>3</sup>) on bacterial bioluminescence, crustacean mortality and macroscopic effect of root growth and seed germination of selected plants was analysed. The results obtained were related to the current knowledge on the impact of nanoparticles on indicator organisms. It was found that due to many still unknown mechanisms of interaction and transformation of nanoparticles in living organisms, further study of this issue is necessary.</p></abstract>

The possibility of applying a colloidal solution of nanosilver in the closed circuit of pool water treatment as a complementary disinfectant with chlorine compounds was presented. The applied nanosilver solution is characterized, by hygienic certificate, as having a very high biocidal effect. Samples of pool water for the control were taken from 5 points of a pool circuit. The safety of the water was appraised by comparing the bacteriological and physicochemical test results with the admissible values specified by hygienic requirements. The results show that nanosilver solution can be successfully applied for precoating the filter bed and supporting the disinfection system. Special attention was paid to the bacteriological purity and stability of the disinfectant concentration. The influence of concentration of colloidal nanosilver (0-25 mg/dm3) on bacterial bioluminescence, crustacean mortality and macroscopic effect of root growth and seed germination of selected plants was analysed. The results obtained were related to the current knowledge on the impact of nanoparticles on indicator organisms. It was found that due to many still unknown mechanisms of interaction and transformation of nanoparticles in living organisms, further study of this issue is necessary.

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nanosilver in Swimming Pool Water Treatment - Water Quality and Toxicity of the Product

Institute of Water and Wastewater Engineering

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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The possibility of applying a colloidal solution of nanosilver in the closed circuit of pool water treatment as a complementary disinfectant with chlorine...

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nanosilver in Swimming Pool Water Treatment - Water Quality and Toxicity of the Product

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Apr. 2020

Seitenbereich: 113 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0007

Schlüsselwörter
nanosilver, the quality of pool water, pool water treatment technology, toxicological assessment

© 2020 Joanna Wyczarska-Kokot et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nanosilver in Swimming Pool Water Treatment - Water Quality and Toxicity of the Product

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Apr. 2020

Seitenbereich: 113 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0007

Schlüsselwörternanosilver, the quality of pool water, pool water treatment technology, toxicological assessment

© 2020 Joanna Wyczarska-Kokot et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
nanosilver, the quality of pool water, pool water treatment technology, toxicological assessment