Surex Eco Blog

Article written by Derek Acca – Surex International – FISPE

Surex OO2 Oxysure is a per oxygen, it liberates oxygen and is as powerful as any chlorine donor and more powerful than bromine.

Surex OO2 Oxysure is the ultimate in swimming comfort – there are no offensive odours, there is no taste.

Article by Jill Palmer – Medical Correspondant – Daily Mirror

Chlorine in swimming pools could be causing a dramatic rise in childhood asthma, claims new research.

Scientists found that children who swim often have lung damage similiar to smokers.

The problem is caused by by-products of chlorine, trichloramine or nitrogen trichloride.

They are powerful irritants which are easily inhaled and produced when chlorine reacts with organic matter such as urine or sweat.

Nearly two million children suffer from asthma, one in seven and the numbers are rising annually.

The research team studied 226 healthy youngsters who have swum weekly or fortnightly since early childhood.

Lung proteins linked with cell damage were measured in their blood. Samples from 16 children and 13 adults before and after a session in an indoor pool were analysed to see how quickly trichloramine took effect.

Researchers also assessed the prevalence of asthma using data from 2,000 youngsters.

The results showed that swimming in a pool regularly was consistently and significantly associated with the destruction of the cellular barriers protecting the deep lung.

Even sitting by the pool without swimming led to significantly higher marker proteins.

Dr Alfred Barnard, who led the research at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, said “Chlorinated pools might explain the rise in the diagnosis of childhood asthma.”

“Swimmers are mainly exposed to chlorine compounds when inhaling air just above the waters surface”

“Chlorine disinfectants can represent a health hazard for swimming, especially for young children who attend most frequently”

Professor Martyn Partidge of the National Asthma Campaign said yesterday “This is an interesting study”

Exposure of any child to a chemical which may damage airways is a concern and obviously needs further investigation.”

“But its unlikely that swimming – at least by itself – could be the cause for the increase in Asthma”

Article by Jo Macfarlane – Medical Correspondant – The Times

Pregnant women living in areas where tap water is heavily disinfected with chlorine nearly double the risk of having children with heart problems, a cleft palate or major brain defects, a new study found.

Scientists say expectant mothers can expose themselves to the higher risk by drinking the water, taking a bath or shower, or even by standing close to a boiling kettle.

The dangers comes from chemical by products in chlorinated water known as Trihalomethanes, or THMs, which can be absorbed through the skin. They can then pass into the womb.

THMs form because of a chemical reaction between chlorine and natural substances in the water.

They exist in mains water across Britain – but are highest in areas where more chlorine is added because the water quality is poor.

Earlier studies linked chlorine water to an increased risk of still birth, miscarriage, birth defects and bladder cancer. But this is the frst time that the risk has been narrowed down to specific birth defects.

Although a major study in 2007 by Imperial College, London, into births defects and THM levels in Britain uncovererd ‘little evidence’ of a link, the new research appears to contradict its findings.

A research team led by Professor Jouni Jaakkola of the University of Birmingham analysed the birth registry details of nearly 400,000 babies born in Taiwan between 2001 and 2003.  Levels of Chlorine found in water there are similiar to those found in the UK.

Scientists compared the number of birth defects recorded by doctors to the leel of THMs in the drinking water in different areas.

The proportions of certain anencephalus, usually found in 0.01 per cent of births, rose to 0.17 per cent in high THM areas. Hole in the heart defects also nearly doubled from 0.015 per cent to 0.024 per cent. The number of cleft palates rose from 0.029 per cent to 0045 per cent in high THM areas.

Overall, the risks of having chidlren with these three defects increased by between 50 per cent and 100 per cent. there was also a slightly raised risk of urinary tract defects and downs syndrome.

The study appears in Environmental Health Journal.

The number of defects could be much higher as some are not detected until later in childhood.

THM levels across Britain vary widely even within one water company area. They range from 92 micrograms per litre in south Stafforidshire to just five in Hartlepool.  Most areas have levels way above the high range in the Taiwan study. High levels were recorded in South West England, Yorkshire and North East Essex.

Prof Jaakkola said THMs should be cut because the biologial reasons for the defects were unknown.

He said “Our findings dont just add to the evidence that Chlorination may cause birth defects but suggest that exposure to chlorination may cause birth defects but suggest that exposure to chlorination by products may be responsible for some specific and common defects.

Swimming Pool & Spa domestic water disinfection using Halogens.

Haloforms cover a range of chemicals such as Chlorine, Bromine and Flouride amongst others, that will react with substances that naturally occur in Swimming Pool & Spa bathing waters that with the right pre cursors produce Trihalomethanes (thms) & Organo Halides.

These substances are produced when one or more of the Hydrogen Atoms in the Hydrocarbon sustituted by either Chlorine or Bromine.

Almost without eception all Haloforms are:

1. Carcinogenic – Cancer Forming

2. Mutagenic – Capable of causing mutations in humans

3. Teratongenic – Capable of causing malformations in newly born children.

Trihalomethanes are absorbed in outdoor bathing applications both through the skin & through the skin and respiratory system in indoor applications.

In the right conditions they are basically poisonous – therefore ‘TOXIC”

They are the next ‘ASBESTOSIS’

Surex OO2 Oxysure & Surex OO2 Oxypure are not afected or associated chemically or biologically with this imposing salient under estimated deliberation.

These comments are purely for future apprectiation and understanding.

Derek Acca

www.surex.co.uk

Surex Le-Bloc Clarifier for Pools & Spas

Surex Voxsan have chemcally engineered and designed a new pool & spa Gel Block.

Gel Block technology is the ultimate in taking out ‘colloids’ – finely suspended particles in water.

The Gel Block has been cleverly designed encased in a dispenser that allows a slow release of the environmental and ecological friendly compound which will function in above ground pools, spas and pools generally.

Up to now Gel Blocks cannot be used in either above ground pools and particularly spas because the base material not being encased rapidly expands causing blockages in flow lines which are expensive and time consuming to remedy.

Equally it contains a phosphate remover in its make up which is slowly emmited into the water flows that will cut down on Algae growth which have become oen of the industries biggest chemical problems.

This is a world exclusive and patent protected.

Yet another innovative product called Le-Bloc from the Water Wizards Surex International

February Editorial by Derek Acca

Sauna Silk (Eucalyptus Milk)

The materia is a semi aromatic essence that gives a bather in both pool & spa nasal & bronchial relief and can create a state of mental relaxation & tranquility, nearly a mild karma.

The compound must be be watered down to a 25 to a 1 ratio. Do not apply outside this ratio. Keep in the warm. Sauna Silk is supplied in both 1lts & 5lts.

Foaming in both Spa & Pool

The Use of Floating Dispensers is not our way of Health and Safety coverage.  

Covering the responsibility of ecological and environmental control the whole world should be made to understand that both chlorine and bromine and infact all Halogens cannot be recycled and they should not be dumped down the drain because they cause ‘Big Grief’ in water reclamiation in commerical operation plants.

They cause problems in river beds, eco systems in lakes and ponds; chlorine is disipated into the atmoshere from UV exposure.

Chlorine is affecting the ozone layer which is weakening year by year.

Surex Oxysure & Surex Oxypure are based on peroxygen technology. They are quick dissolving, they cannot mess up relative water lines dumped down the drain and affect the ecology and environment.

They can be recycled and have no smell in both spas and pools.

Mechanical / Electrical Sanitising for the Domestic Swimming Pool Market

Ozone (OO3) is used as a back up to chemical compound prime effectivity. In all Domestic Application Ozone is purely introduced from one Injection Point.  Only from multi port base injection points will work effectively. One single injection point is very suspect and will not support the max allowed by the Health & Safety 0.9 Grams per Mlt.

The application of UV suffers from the self same problem with the single injection outlet.

What are Hot Tubs?

A circular wooden casing that is usually redwood and is surface mounted on a strengthened paved base with relative ’spa type’ equipment which is housed in matching clading as the circular tub.

Great for Outdoor Use, popular in Gardens and Patios in domestic properties.

Very popular with Wooden Decking surrounds which add value to your property, where swimming pools these days seem to not.

Remember a Hot Tub contains captivated water fed through both filter & pump and should be dumped every 2 to 3 weeks & cleaned out. Do not keep the same water for 3 months.