 Sweat mixing with chlorine is believed to create a chemical |
A national report saying conditions in public swimming pools can affect asthma sufferers does not mean Guernsey youngsters are at risk, according to an island consultant. Doctor Peter Standring said the study offered no proof to show children's lungs could be harmed.
The UK report shows some adults who worked at swimming pools were having their asthma made worse by a particular chemical found there.
It is believed the chemical is formed by sweat mixing with chlorine in the water.
More research
However, Doctor Standring said there was no proven link between this and the incidence of childhood asthma.
"The report was based on a very limited number of people and these are speculative hypotheses that are being made," he said.
"There is nothing to link this to children at all and I wouldn't advise parents not to take their children swimming."
He said more research needed to be done into the chemical itself and the respiratory reactions it caused.
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