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53. Recreational water treatment biocides

Authors : M. J. Unhoch, R. D. Vore

Published in: Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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“Recreational water” is a term used to refer to a variety of water types: swimming pools, spas (hot tubs are a subset of spas with a wooden shell), water amusement parks, ocean beaches, rivers, and lakes. Swimming pools and spas are the only recreational waters that are routinely treated with biocides. Water parks may or may not apply biocides in their water handling systems. From a biocide supplier view, and the definition used in this chapter, “recreational water” will refer exclusively to swimming pools and spas. …

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Title: Recreational water treatment biocides
Authors: M. J. Unhoch
R. D. Vore
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Book: Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-2817-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4020-2818-2

Copyright Year: 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2818-0_9