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Abstract
The central task of the rules and regulations governing water treatment in public swimming pools is to provide guidelines, the compliance with which leads to completely hygienic water. For this purpose, DIN 19643 “Treatment of Water of Swimming Pools and Baths” applies in Germany. To date, this standard has prescribed the chlorination of water. In a therapeutic pool introduced here, water was treated without chlorine. The water quality was observed as part of a long-term study over the course of three years. During the entire period, no germs were detected in the filtrate of the system, not even unspecific CFU germs. The treatment presented here is detailed from both theoretical and practical viewpoints. The treatment uses the oxidation power of ozone to form hypobromous acid as a disinfectant in water containing bromide. A crucial aspect of the treatment is the possible formation of bromate. It is shown that the formation of bromate can be suppressed very effectively. Further bromine-based by-products were monitored. Unpleasant by-products as known from the chlorination were not found. The treatment, known as ozone-bromine Treatment, demonstrates new ways to treat water in public swimming pools and should now be incorporated into the German DIN 19643. It is to be expected that this will also be reflected in the national standards of other countries.