Pool and Spa Water Safe for Swimming?
As more and more swimmers and bathers are spending time in the millions of pools and spas found across North America, necessary attention is being paid to the chemical products used to treat these waters.
The EcoLogo Program is in the process of inviting individuals to participate in the development of a new environmental leadership standard for Pool and Spa Chemical Products by reviewing its preliminary research.
As explained in a recent press release, the scope of this standard has been established to encompass chemical products used to maintain conventional above and below ground residential pools and residential spas. More specifically, the scope is limited to chemically-treated swimming pools and spas, and associated maintenance chemical products which are added directly to pool and spa water.
The EcoLogo Program invites anyone interested in helping to develop or review the Pool and Spa Chemical Products standard to email Terri Cundy at: tcundy@ecologo.org, or call: (613) 247-1900 x242. To further facilitate the standards review process, the EcoLogo team is using an online discussion forum for stakeholder comments. To participate, send a request to forums@ecologo.org and specify full name, indicate affiliation, and specify interest in the Pool and Spa Chemical Products usergroup. Visit http://ecologo.formactif.net and register an account; for the username, please use first initial and full last name.
This first stakeholder consultation period is intended to serve as an open discussion regarding the scope and potential criteria statements, and will be open for 45 days beginning August 13, 2009. Comments must be received by September 28, 2009.