Health Risk Assessment from Haloacetic Acids Exposure in Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pool Water

Weerawat Ounsanaeha; Pimjai Kraisin; Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj; Chaisri Suksaroj; Cheerawit Rattanapan

doi:10.14456/ea.2017.32

EnvironmentAsia (Jul 2017)

Health Risk Assessment from Haloacetic Acids Exposure in Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pool Water

Weerawat Ounsanaeha,
Pimjai Kraisin,
Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj,
Chaisri Suksaroj,
Cheerawit Rattanapan

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Weerawat Ounsanaeha: Faculty of Science and Technology, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, Klong Nuang, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 13180, Thailand
Pimjai Kraisin: Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj: ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, 73710, Thailand
Chaisri Suksaroj: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
Cheerawit Rattanapan: ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, 73710, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/ea.2017.32
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. 177 – 185

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The concentrations of haloacetic acids (HAAs) in both indoor and outdoor swimming pools were assessed for cancer and non-cancer health risks with water samples collected during the summer and rainy seasons from two sources. Results showed that average concentrations of HAA5 (MCAA, DCAA, TCAA, MBAA, and DBAA) in both indoor and outdoor pools ranged from 74.28 to 163.05 µg/L which was higher than USEPA and WHO water quality standards. Cancer and non-cancer risk values of HAA5 exposure from both swimming pool types were acceptable risks based on USEPA recommendation (10 -6-10-4 and <1, respectively). The highest cancer and non-cancer risk values of HAAs exposure were females for indoor pool and children for outdoor pool, respectively. Cancer and non-cancer risk values of HAA5 exposure from outdoor pool were higher than indoor pool and during the rainy season, respectively. Results indicated that monitoring and control of water quality and accumulated organic substance in swimming pools should be followed to maximize health risk reduction from HAA exposure.

Published in EnvironmentAsia

ISSN: 1906-1714 (Print)
Publisher: Thai Society of Higher Eduction Institutes on Environment
Country of publisher: Thailand
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: http://www.tshe.org/ea/index.html

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