CDC: 1 In 8 Public Pools Closed, Too Dirty - Health News Story - WHIO Dayton
1 in 5 didn't lie?
Next time your at a pool, watch how many people leave the pool to use the bathroom. I bet its alot higher then 1 in 5. 30-40% more likely, and if you count "ever did it"? 98%(2% might not remember doing it.) Kids don't want to stop having fun to get out, and its liquid, so they just go. (I have even heard parents even tell them to do it.)
"what you ahve to go? #1 or #2? Just go in there."
Fecal particles are a common factor, especially in kiddie pools and fountains where children frolic. But urine is also a problem: It contains nitrogen that eats up chlorine in pool water, depleting the supply. Sweat and suntan lotion have the same effect.
And about one in five adults admit they have peed in the pool, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans done last year for a chemical industry advisory group, the Water Quality and Health Council.
1 in 5 didn't lie?
Next time your at a pool, watch how many people leave the pool to use the bathroom. I bet its alot higher then 1 in 5. 30-40% more likely, and if you count "ever did it"? 98%(2% might not remember doing it.) Kids don't want to stop having fun to get out, and its liquid, so they just go. (I have even heard parents even tell them to do it.)
"what you ahve to go? #1 or #2? Just go in there."