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Who advocates UV and who is using UV technology for swimming pools?

April 26, 2017advocates swimming pools Technology UV

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Who advocates UV and who is using UV technology for swimming pools?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes UV as a proven technology: “Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been found to be an effective disinfectant….Simplicity of installation, ease of operation and maintenance, and low costs relative to chemical disinfection, make UV a useful small systems disinfection technology option.” EPA, August 1997 The World Health Organization recommended for swimming pool sanitization. The State of New York requires UV sterilizers on all water parks. The Olympic Games in Athens and Sydney utilized UV lights for their swimming pools. The University of Texas and Yale University use UV to purify their swimming pools. NASA has used UV for purification.