Water quality and recreational use of public waterways

Breen, Benjamin; Curtis, John; Hynes, Stephen

doi:10.1080/21606544.2017.1335241

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“…In addition, they describe an improvement in the water quality by enriching the water with oxygen. The authors of this paper have not found any published references to the statements provided by the company that supplies the system [7] The results obtained in s'Estany Petit in Mallorca show an increase of oxygen levels despite the increase of conductivity and the warm temperature of the water, both factors associated with difficulties in the incorporation of oxygen into water. It must be considered that the wake-park built in s'Estany Petit is a small one, that only allows one skier per circuit.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Positive Impact on the Environment of an Outdoor Sport

Farrán¹,

Silvente²

2021

Preprint

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The concept of sustainability applied to sports activities means ensuring that the economic benefits brought about by their development are not obtained at the expense of causing ecological damage or interference in local cultural habits. A cable-ski is a nautical ski system whereby a motorboat is substituted by a cable traction system powered by an electric motor. The effect on the quality of the water in those places that can boast cable-ski facilities has been described in cold freshwater lakes. Objective: Our purpose was to study the evolution of water quality in a ten-year period after the installation of a cable-ski facility in a warm, salted, semi-stagnant pond. Material and Method: Review of the data gathered from the routine test carried out by the Laboratory of the Council of Alcúdia from 2010 to 2019 Results: The levels of dissolved oxygen have increased, being significantly higher in the period 2016 – 2019 than in that of 2010 – 2015. The turbidity of the water has also seen a reduction in the second period with respect to the first. Conclusion: It seems that cable-ski improves the quality of water even warm, high-conductivity, semi-stagnant conditions

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confidence: 81%

Positive Impact on the Environment of an Outdoor Sport

Farrán¹,

Silvente²

2021

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“…Instead, DO will affect the microbiological activity and chemical oxidation in several metals such as iron (27). Meanwhile, eutrophic is most commonly experienced by people who swim at public baths (29). When waters have gone through eutrophication, it becomes progressively enriched with minerals and nutrients.…”

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confidence: 99%

Literature Review: Water Quality of Public Bathing, Potential Health Problems and Water Borne Diseases on Visitors

Rachma

Adriyani

Husnina

et al. 2021

JKL

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Introduction: Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) are diseases caused by pathogenic contaminants and harmful chemicals spread through direct contact with contaminated recreational water. Between 2011-2012, 1,700 cases caused by recreational water or Recreational Water Illness (RWIs) were recorded by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This study aims to analyzed the quality of water in public baths and the health problems based on current discussions of the previously published research. Discussion: This study was a literature review conducted by searching, selecting, synthesizing, and studying existing scientific articles and papers relevant to the topics discussed. These articles and papers were then objectively summarized and critically analyzed. There were 11 articles included (articles with appropriate topics published after 2010, original, systematic, and those located in Asia and Europe). This study found that the quality of water was an indicator key of health problems in public bathing. It caused various kinds of diseases such as disorders in the digestive system and respiratory as well as irritations in the skin, eye, and ear. Conclusion: This study concluded that water quality is crucial to several health problems complained about by public baths visitors. Future research is expected to use systematic literature review and meta-analysis methods to provide more solid scientific evidence based on the strong relationship between variables.Literature Review: Water Quality of Public Bathing, Potential Health Problems and Water Borne Diseases on Visitors

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“…At least 50% of the adult population in the world visits the public water areas such as beaches, islands, etc. for recreational purposes [1]. Beachgoers rarely receive water quality information, whether the waters are suitable for recreational activity or vice versa.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The risk of exposure to microbial contamination can be reduced by informing beachgoers in advance about the water quality. Recreational water activities improve when the water has better quality [2], [3] but users do not always recognise poor water quality or its associated health risks [1]. Coastal recreational activities are rapid development of economy and urbanisation can promise highly to expose to nearest water resources including the coastal area that ultimately embraces poor water quality severely by time excluding the existing harmful microbiology in the coastal ocean area.…”

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An IoT-based Coastal Recreational Suitability System using Effective Messaging Protocol

Yahya¹,

Zaki²,

Moung³

et al. 2021

IJACSA

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Coastal recreational activities are one of the main attractions for local public beachgoers and overseas tourists. The accessibility to better-quality coastal water will enhance safety and public health awareness when the information is available. Existing platforms showing the risk of whether a beach is suitable for public recreational use is less available in Malaysia. The Internet of Things (IoT) based system design specifically for coastal recreational suitability may differ from the existing configuration depending on the environment and requirements. This paper reports the design and implementation of an IoTbased system to capture the coastal environmental data and recommend recreational suitability. The system captures sensor data, store it in a database and displays the result using a dashboard. The variable data include the temperature, humidity, rain, pH, turbidity, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), and total dissolved solids (TDS) in a coastal area. The hardware used in the design is the development boards such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino Uno, and ESP32 controller. The system is developed using PHP, MySQL, and Apache Web Server and can be accessed online at https://ipantai.xyz. When using Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) as the effective messaging protocol and HiveMQ broker, the result has shown improvement for message size, throughput, and power consumption. The further potential of an IoT-based system is to bring value for coastal management and serve as a powerful tool to determine whether the coastal area is suitable for the public to access water recreational activities.

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Water quality and recreational use of public waterways

Cited by 24 publications

References 42 publications

Positive Impact on the Environment of an Outdoor Sport

Positive Impact on the Environment of an Outdoor Sport

Literature Review: Water Quality of Public Bathing, Potential Health Problems and Water Borne Diseases on Visitors

An IoT-based Coastal Recreational Suitability System using Effective Messaging Protocol

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