PH LEVELS IN SWIMMING POOLS!!!

Today I went swimming with my friends; it was fun off course with today’s hot sunny weather. While hanging out around in the pool we had nice little talks with lifeguards. One of the guards was actually counting the number of people in the pool and other guard was checking a digital meter drilled onto the wall. When we asked what exactly that thing that looks like a watch is he said that it measures the PH level of the pool. When I came back home I decided to explore this topic little more of what I’ve been told by the guard, and her is what I found. PH levels in swimming pools should always be monitored and maintained to stay within an acceptable range (PH level of 7) by the operators of the pool, in order to prevent serious injuries. This process of regulating PH starts when a notable change occurs in the PH level of the swimming pool recorded by special instruements, then a series of calculations would be conducted to determine what kind of chemicals (Acid or Base) and how much in terms of weight, finally the process ends when adding the well-situated calculated amount of chemicals to the water. The process in detail starts first by recording the amount of water in the pool in liters. Then, perform a series of calculation of the PH level change with reference to normal PH levels. Then, next step would be to convert the PH change to a concentration value (moles/liters), which would allow the operators to determine what type of chemicals to add acidic or basic. Finally, when all needed variables are available for the calculation, we can determine the required weight. If PH levels were higher than normal, people would be affected of basic solution, which got the potential to cause infections and serious diseases. If PH levels were too low than normal people will be swimming in an acidic liquid, which got the potential to be corrosive to people’s skin. That’s why operators always keep an eye watching the PH levels in big swimming pools.