Sep 17, 2010 06:35 AM
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Indoor swimming
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Indoor swimming
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Indoor swimming
Taking a dip in indoor chlorinated pools may induce genotoxicity (DNA damage that may lead to cancer) as well as respiratory problems, revealed a study.
The chemicals present in the swimming pool can turn out to be hazardous to your skin and may cause severe health syndrome
The disinfectant by-products or DBPS may hamper us a lot. The DBPS are formed by a reaction between the disinfectants such as chlorine or the natural substance produced by the swimmers such as sweat, urine or skin cells.
The toxic level is found to increase and there is a relation between exposure to DBPs in drinking water and risk of having bladder cancer.
A study has compared two group of pools one with chlorine and another with bromine. The genotoxic effects became evident after 40 minutes in 49 healthy adults.
The researchers found an increase in the genotoxic biomarkers. One was found as micronuclei in blood lymphocytes and urine mutagenicity, it is a biomarker of exposure to genotoxic agents.There was a slight increase in serum CC 16, which in turn increased the epithelium permeability of the lung.
Further experiments revealed that the water of swimming pool was mutagenic to that of the drinking water but it was more cytotoxic.
So better watch out before you make a deep dip into the pool .
