Summer is just around the corner, which means public pools will be opening soon. Centers for Disease Control conducted multiple surveys regarding public pools. Here are some of their findings that you should consider before entering the pools this summer.
•   One in five adults pees in a pool. Water Quality & Health council conducted a survey in 2012 found that one in five U.S. adults pee in the pool
•   One in eight public pools, hot tubs and water parks were shut down due to feces in the water. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found they were shut down because of health and safety violations.Â
•   Some bacteria are resistant to chlorine. Chlorine is added to public pools to help kill germs, but some germs can stay in the water for several days before ever being eliminated.Â
•   Water Quality and Health Council found in 2012 that nearly 70 percent of people do not shower before entering a swimming pool. Adding more germs into the pool.
•   Why do my eyes turn red? Hint: It’s not because of the chlorine. Health officials say the reason your eyes turn red is because of the bodily fluids in the water, such as urine and feces.Â
•   You should not be able to smell the ‘chemicals’. Water Quality and Health Council found that the reason you smell chemicals in a public pool is because there is not enough chlorine in the pool. When the chlorine combines with dirt from people’s bodies it produces a chemical called chloramines and that gives off the odd odor. Chloramine uses up the chlorine which kills less germs.
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