[A microbiological and physicochemical analysis of the water in swimming pools on the island of Tenerife].
BACKGROUND
A microbiological and physiochemical analysis has been made from 60 samples of water from two swimming pools in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in order to know the hygienic condition and to establish the most adequate microbiological indicators. The water of the two swimming pools has a different origin: sea water (Swimming pool B) and public supply (Swimming pool A), and so, different processings are used.


METHODS
The analytical methodology was based on the Spanish current day regulations for the control of drinkable waters for public use, as well as on the methods the American Public Health Association recommends.


RESULTS
There have been found differences between one swimming pool and the other, depending basically on the water characteristics and the processings used to treat it; there exists a greater microbiological contamination in the samples from the swimming pool B. It has been proved that medium R2A is better than medium P.C.A. to recount total mesophilic aerobes in both swimming pools.


CONCLUSIONS
The isolation of St. aureus species in samples from the swimming pool B makes of it a possible microbiological indicator for the hygienic control of swimming pool waters of marine origin. Likewise, the presence of mycobacterium species in samples of the swimming pool A confirms its resistance to concentrations of growth inhibitors of free chlorine.
Martín Delgado
M M
MM
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Saluz Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Hernández García
A M
AM
Felipe Hormigo
A M
AM
Hardisson de la Torre
A
A
Alvarez Marante
R
R
D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D005618:Fresh Water; D012623:Seawater; D013030:Spain; D013551:Swimming Pools; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D014867:Water
Análisis microbiológico y fisicoquímico del agua de piscinas de la isla de Tenerife.