There’s nothing quite like the sight of a perfectly clean, sparkling pool on a hot day. But keeping a pool that way involves ...

SCTLD is a highly lethal disease in corals that was first spotted in 2014. According to NOAA, it affects over 20 coral ...

People swim, float, and otherwise frolic in chlorinated pools on the regular, so it's easy to lose sight of the fact that chlorine is very much a chemical. Chemicals have some dangerous properties, ...

In coral reefs, tissue loss diseases are widely spread. Treatment options are available but vary in their effectiveness and ...

That pungent pool odour isn’t chlorine; it’s actually a chemical reaction between chlorine and bodily fluids, primarily urine.

For the most part, that is OK. In recreational pools chlorine is used to kill germs although it can take its sweet time killing some of them. However, in 1999-2000, more than 2,000 recreational ...

Because chlorine is able to kill most germs, we also depend on it to disinfect our drinking water and clean the water in our swimming pools. In the US, 98 percent of treated water supply systems ...

So what can you do? How can you balance the risk of waterborne illness with the risks of chemicals like chlorine? Here are some tips. If you’re using a local pool, you should Ask the management ...

You might have noticed that pools can have very strong smells. However, it’s likely not the chlorine you smell. It actually ...