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POOLS FLOODED, EXPERTS WARN OF COVID-19 MEASURES
Antalya Professor Doctor, the problem of musilaj (sea saliva) experienced in the Sea of Marmara, recalling, ‘both the pandemic and the intensity of musilaj experienced in our seas will increase the interest in pools. Therefore, we must strictly comply with measures against the risk of Covid-19,’ he warned.
The intensity that will be experienced in villas and holiday apartment complexes, beach hotel pools in the summer, noting that the controlled holiday model introduced to pools last year due to the pandemic should also be carefully maintained this year.
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THE SOCIAL DISTANCE RULE IN THE POOL MUST CONTINUE
Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO) Antalya Branch Chairman Prof. Dr. said that the long-standing curfew restrictions and the recent mucilage problem in the Marmara Sea will increase the interest of local tourists, especially in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions.
As of July, a great intensity of tourism is expected to express, “summer opened with the tourism facilities, water parks and sites will intensify the use of pools. We recommend that the implementation of the ‘social distance rule of 8 square meters in the pool’, which is one of the measures taken last year in the use of controlled pools against the risk of Covid-19, continue,” was said.
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1 PERSON PER 8 SQUARE METERS IN THE POOL
The acceleration of vaccination will be a little more comfortable than last year by expressing, “a large number of users at the same time to be found in the pool environment against the risk of protecting the social distance in the pool environment is considered a priority measure. For the provision of social distance conditions in swimming activities, which is the practice recommended by the Ministry of Health last year; 4 square meters around the pool 1 person, 8 square meters in the pool 1 person to determine the capacity and at least 1.5 meters between the sunbeds should be applied this year,” he said.
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THE BASE MUST BE CLEANED EVERY DAY
Floor cleaning in swimming pools every day, pool walls cleaning should be done at least once a week emphasizing Hawk, “foot pools should be emptied every day, cleaned, disinfected and refilled. The equipment needed to prepare and disinfect water in swimming pools must be kept in the facility and in order for the pool to be operated under safe operating conditions, continuous maintenance must be carried out and kept in operation throughout the season. The main maintenance, which will be done once a year, should be done when the business stops. Sensor use of materials such as shower faucet, faucet, soap dispenser is also among the measures to be taken. Checks such as maintenance of chemical dosing systems, disassembly and cleaning of connection places, grounding and inspection of leakage current protection system must be carried out,” he warned.
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COMPUTER AIDED DOSING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE PREFERRED
Kovid-19 due to sensitivity to disinfectants, disinfectant chemicals and pool water in this process underlines the importance of the use of the licensed Hawk, ‘as it is known in the form of a pH balancer to ensure the hygiene of the pool pool chemicals, chlorine, algae preventing, clarifier, such as ways to chemicals is applied. It is very important for human health to keep their quantities in compliance with the relevant standards by measuring them. At this point, it is necessary to choose computer-aided dosage and control systems. The use of these mentioned chemicals at the rates specified by the standards is important for human health as well as business economy. For all these reasons, computer-aided measurements and observations based on automation should be preferred in order not to cause unnecessary chemical use,’ he said.
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