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Table 4 Mean of physicochemical parameters of swimming pool water according to type of swimming pool and season

From: Fungal and parasitic contamination of indoor public swimming pools in Arak, Iran

Physicochemical parameter

Type of swimming pool

p value*

Season

p value*

A

B

C

D

E

F

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

pH

7.529 ± 0.2

7.386 ± 0.3

7.157 ± 0.1

7.386 ± 0.2

7.357 ± 0.4

7.343 ± 0.1

> 0.05

7.3 ± 0.2

7.5 ± 0.2

7.3 ± 0.2

7.5 ± 0.2

> 0.05

Residual chlorine

1.9 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.6

< 0.05

1.8 ± 0.3

1.8 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.3

1.8 ± 0.8

> 0.05

Turbidity

729.0 ± 101.9

802.8 ± 188.2

867.1 ± 29.3

484.9 ± 261.1

833.1 ± 97.7

723.0 ± 128.2

< 0.05

713.7 ± 237

721.2 ± 246

750.8 ± 208

797.8 ± 120

> 0.05

Temperature

29.3 ± 0.5

29.5 ± 0.4

29.9 ± 0.4

29.1 ± 0.4

29.9 ± 0.4

29.9 ± 0.4

< 0.05

29.7 ± 0.5

29.7 ± 0.5

29.5 ± 0.5

29.5 ± 0.5

> 0.05

  1. *ANOVA
  2. The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level