JSPSI – Published Articles
Spring 2023
JSPSI Volume 6 Number 2 – Spring 2023
Cyanuric Acid Requirement Versus Free Chlorine in Pool Water – Stanley R. Pickens, Ph.D.
Softening Pool Water Through Calcium Carbonate Precipitation and Removal –
Que Hales, Doug Latta and Kim Skinner
An Update on the Cause of Swimming Pool Plaster Efflorescence (Calcium Nodules) –
Que Hales, Doug Latta and Kim Skinner
Spring 2019
JSPSI Volume 6 Number 1 – Spring 2019
Relative Effects of pH and Cyanurate on Disinfection – Stanley R. Pickens, Ph.D.
The Relative Effect of Sodium Carbonate and Sodium Bicarbonate on Increasing Alkalinity and pH in Pool Water – Kim Skinner
Effects of Cyanuric Acid (Chlorine Stabilizer) on Swimming Pool Plaster Surfaces – Presley Kirkland Mitchell
Volume 5 Number 2
Bromine Derivitives of Cyanuric Acid – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool and Spa Chemical Safe Storage and Shipping Temperatures – John A. Wojtowicz
Volume 5 Number 1
Application of the Ct Concept for Determining the Disinfection of Microorganisms in Water – Benjamin D. Tanner and Charles P. Gerba, Ph.D.
Effect of Cyanuric Acid on Swimming Pool Maintenance – John A. Wojtowicz
Sanitizer and Oxidizer Product Information Summaries – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool and Spa Water Chemical Adjustments – John A. Wojtowicz
The Total Dissolved Solids Contributions of Various Swimming Pool and Spa Balancing Compounds – Kim Skinner
Volume 4 Number 2
Cyanuric Acid Technology – John A. Wojtowicz
Factors Affecting the Cyanuric Acid Concentrations in Swimming Pools – John A. Wojtowicz
Oxidation of Cyanuric Acid with Hypochlorite – John A. Wojtowicz
A Critique of the Dow Whitney Report – Que Hales, Doug Latta and Kim Skinner
Volume 4 Number 1
Survey of Swimming Pool/Spa Sanitizers and Sanitation System – John A. Wojtowicz
Chemistry of Nitrogen Compounds in Swimming Pool Water – John A. Wojtowicz
Use of Ozone in the Treatment of Swimming Pools and Spas – John A. Wojtowicz
The Carbonate System in Swimming Pool Water – John A. Wojtowicz
Volume 3 Number 2
New Plaster Start–up Chemistry Using Sodium Bicarbonate – Kim Skinner, J. Que Hales and Doug Latta
Calcium Nodules – Kim Skinner and J. Que Hales
The Viability of Fiberglass as a Pool Surface Alternative – Richard Dietz
Swimming Pool Water Buffer Chemistry – John A. Wojtowicz
Volume 3 Number 1
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 5: Factors Affecting Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 6: Applicability of the Langelier Saturation Index to Swimming Pools – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 7: A Revised and Updated Saturation Index Equation – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 8: The Thermodynamic Basis of the Saturation Index – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 9: Corrections, Potential Errors, and Significance of the SI – John A. Wojtowicz
Volume 2 Number 2
Reevaluation of Chloroisocyanurate Hydrolysis Constants – John A. Wojtowicz
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part Part 4: Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Potential – John A. Wojtowicz
1996 Application Guidelines for Commercial Pools and Spa Pools Corona Discharge Systems – DEL Industries
Volume 2 Number 1
Stability of Swimming Pool/Spa Sanitizers: Comparative Chemical Stability of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Hypochlorous Acid – Michael J. Unhoch, Roy D. Vore, Ph.D., and Peter S.K. Lee, Ph.D.
To DIN or not to DIN: Ozonation of Pool Water in Public and Commercial Swimming Pools – Wolfram Hartwig, Ph.D.
Relative Bactericidal Effectiveness of Hypochlorous Acid and Chloroisocyanurates – John A. Wojtowicz
Volume 1 Number 3
Outbreaks Caused by Giardia and Cryptosporidium Associated with Swimming Pools – Charles P. Gerba, Ph.D. and Peter Gerba
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 3: Factors Affecting Loss of Carbon Dioxide – John A. Wojtowicz
The Post–application Determination of Cement:Aggregate Ratios in Swimming Pool and Spa Plaster – J. Que Hales
Effect of Recreational Water Sanitizers on Swimwear – Comparative Effect of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Chlorinated Pool Water on Swimwear – Michael J. Unhoch and Roy D. Vore, Ph.D
A Field Evaluation of the Bi–Polar Oxygen Sanitation System / Mineral Purification System – Don Hafer
Volume 1 Number 2
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 2: Factors Affecting the Calcium Carbonate Saturation Index – John A. Wojtowicz
The Addition of Muriatic Acid: Results and Implications of Using Varied Methods of Muriatic Acid Application in Swimming Pool Water – Kim Skinner and Que Hales
Calculations for Spa Volumes – Robert W. Lowry
“Interesting Questions” – Ben Powell
Interference in Melamine–based Determination of Cyanuric Acid Concentration – Doug Latta
Volume 1 Number 1
Swimming Pool Water Balance Part 1: Cyanuric Acid and Alkalinity – John A. Wojtowicz
Dosages for Adjusting Alkalinity – Kim Skinner and Que Hales
Portable Swimming Pool Reverse Osmosis Systems – C. Brent Cluff, Ph.D.
Chemistries of Ozone for Municipal Pool and Spa Water Treatment – Rip G. Rice
Terminology of Cement Phenomena – John Dongell
Terry Tamminen’s The Professional Pool Maintenance Manual – Tom Hickey