Determination of the solids retainment effectiveness of disposable swim diapers.* The contamination of public swimming facilities by fecal fecal /fe·cal/ (fe´k'l) pertaining to or of the nature of feces. fe·cal adj. Relating to or composed of feces. fecal pertaining to or of the nature of feces. material associated with infants and toddlers in diapers is becoming a significant public health concern in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . * Public health officials and pool facility managers are increasingly faced with the conflict between providing accessible aquatic recreation for infants and young children and protecting the health of all pool users. * This public health problem can potentially affect any aquatic-recreation facility. * One possible solution to this concern is the development and required use of diaper-type swimwear. * The purpose of this research project was to begin to investigate the potential for specially designed disposable swim diapers, also called swim pants, to prevent fecal contamination of recreational-water areas. * The experiments were designed to determine the ability of the swim pants to retain fine particulate matter particulate matter n. Abbr. PM Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant. Noun 1. under simulated water play conditions. * The authors chose not to use real babies, or real fecal material, because of the complications that would be involved in such tests. * Attempts were made to simulate simulate - simulation -- the best possible fit of the swim pants on a young child and -- the active play conditions a toddler would encounter in reallife situations. * The experiments tested three brands of swim pants. * All three performed well in retaining solids for 30 minutes of submerged agitation agitation /ag·i·ta·tion/ (aj?i-ta´shun) excessive, purposeless cognitive and motor activity or restlessness, usually associated with a state of tension or anxiety. Called also psychomotor a. . * Each of the brands of diapers, however, released some solids within the first several minutes of agitation. * While most of the diapers retained over 98 percent of the solids placed into them, none of the products completely eliminated solids loss. * Manufacturers should tailor A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them. Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor the swim pants to better fit the child. * Doing so would mean providing more sizing options. * Also, elastic elastic Of or relating to the demand for a good or service when the quantity purchased varies significantly in response to price changes in the good or service. bands and straps could be either custom fit or adjustable to achieve the highest possible level of fecal-matter retention. * Children wearing conventional diapers probably should be restricted from municipal whole-body-contact recreation facilities. |
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