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Air Quality Standards & Guidelines
The following are standards and guidelines that pool operators can use as references to ensure the quality of their indoor air:
“Permissible Exposure Limits,” U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov
“National Ambient Air Quality Standards” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov
“Threshold Limit Values,” American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, www.acgih.org
“Standard 62-1989,” American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, www.ashrae.org
“Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels,” American Industrial Hygiene Association, www.aiha.org
“Recommended Exposure Levels,” National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, www.cdc.gov/niosh
“Air Quality Guidelines for Europe,” World Health Organization, www.who.int
“Exposure Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality,” Canada Environmental Health Directorate, www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/air_quality/index.htm
Air quality testing equipment
Below is a list of standard equipment and tools that pool operators can use to test a variety of indoor-air-quality parameters:
| To Test |
Use this tool/equipment |
| Air motion |
Foggers, smoke tubes |
| Air velocity |
Mechanical air velocity meter (results are feet per minute), anemometer |
| Air flow |
Air volume meter (results are cubic feet per minute), balancing hood and adapter |
| Relative humidity |
Hygrometer |
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For the complete article on lifeguard lung, see "There's Something in the Air" on page 38 in the September 2001 issue of Aquatics International.
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