The chemistry of swimming pool maintenance

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1124-1128

  Salter, Carl ^a   Langhus, David L ^a  

^a MORAVIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALKALINITY; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; MAINTENANCE; PH; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER QUALITY;

TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER HARDNESS;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 34347242778     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1124     Document Type: Article

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