Why is UV especially well suited for swimming pool sterilization?
UV has two very impressive effects on swimming pool water. First, UV destroys 99.9% of harmful organisms as they pass through the SpectraClear sterilizer chamber. This germicidal benefits of UV has been known for decades. The scientific community recently discovered a second benefit which is equally impressive as the first. UV almost perfectly unlinks the hypochorous acid from ammonia, destroying unwanted combined chlorine, also known as chloramines. Chloramines are known to cause a host of problems in swimming pools, from the foul odor to burning eyes, and skin irriation. In addition, they have been linked to much more serious conditions such as “swimmers asthma” and bladder cancer.
