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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783718003321

Titolo

Swimming pools and similar environments [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2006

ISBN

1-280-50332-7

9786610503322

1-4237-9021-9

92-4-068051-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Collana

Guidelines for safe recreational water environments ; ; v.2

Disciplina

363.739/4

Soggetti

Swimming pools - Standards

Water quality - Analysis

Environmental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Content; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. DROWNING AND INJURY PREVENTION; CHAPTER 3. MICROBIAL HAZARDS; CHAPTER 4. CHEMICAL HAZARDS; CHAPTER 5. MANAGING WATER AND AIR QUALITY; CHAPTER 6. GUIDELINE IMPLEMENTATION; APPENDIX 1. LIFEGUARDS

Sommario/riassunto

Volume 2 of the Guidelines explains requirements to promote safe use concepts and practices, including health-based targets and minimum procedures. It also covers a substantive revision of approaches to ensuring the microbial safety of wastewater used in agriculture. It introduces health impact assessment of new wastewater projects.