Mojtaba Sepandi

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Faculty of Health, Baqiyatalla University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Original Article   
  An Investigation into the Status of Water Quality Health Indicators of the Swimming Pools in Tehran in 2015
  Author(s): Hossein Masoumbeigi, Norouz Mahmoudi*, Fatemeh Nazari, Zohreh Ataei and Mojtaba Sepandi
  
  Background: Poor quality of water in swimming pools may cause health problems and transmission of infectious diseases to swimmers. The aim of this study was to study the status of Water Quality Health Indicators of the swimming Pools in Tehran in 2015. Materials and Methods: This cross - sectional study was conducted in the 24 pools (n=288) in west of Tehran. Residual chlorine, temperature and pH were measured in field and microbial tests according to standard protocols. The SPSS software was used for data analysis. Results: Average residual chlorine, pH, pool and Jacuzzi temperature, were calculated as 1.7 ± 1.05, 7.70 ± 0.24, 26.92 ± 0.97, 39.39 ± 1.48, respectively. Heterotrophic plate count (HPC) in 5.21%, total coliforms in 9.4% and fecal coliforms 17% of the samples were a.. Read More»