Project 1 - Alternative Anti-microbials for use in pool water

This experiment is one of my own design for an assignment in my applied science course.

The aim of the experiment is to find a cost effective alternative to using chlorine in pool water,
Now, to create something for use as an alternative it has to of course be better than the original, so naturally it has to be stable in water, safe for human/animals (even against minor things such as not irritating to skin or eyes etc.), it has to be cheaper (though this isn't a priority if the alternative proves to be effective enough), able to handle a range of temperatures and has easy to administer to a pool.

Mr. Epidermis himself

I decided that I would use some different fruit and sage extracts for one of my alternatives, I will also possibly use a very low concentration of certain bleaches provided they are safe enough to be deemed useful.
To test the effectiveness of my alternatives I have grown a microbe that is found on the skin of humans called staphylococcus epidermis. I will add my anti-microbial to each plate and have the plates in certain conditions in an attempt to reciprocate conditions that an indoor or outdoor pool may be subjected to.

There are of course limitations to my method with things such as there being more than microbe being present on the surface of the human body or the lack of ways to properly simulate conditions a typical pool would be subjected to, but I believe that the more important factors are being tested and the information i collect could be useful to someone eventually.

I will post updates and results when available.