Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
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Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#2Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated.
EDIT: Also, ewww.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#3Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated. http://www.baquacil.com/ EDIT: Also, ewww.
Some are saline (salt) based instead of chlorine.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#4Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated. http://www.baquacil.com/ EDIT: Also, ewww.
It's just "the way it's done" in an aging industry without much incentive for innovation/change. Why risk time and money on a new chlorine-free product when 98% of your customers are happily paying for what you already stock?
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#5Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated. http://www.baquacil.com/ EDIT: Also, ewww.
Some are saline (salt) based instead of chlorine.
Which still produces chlorine[0]
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_water_chlorination
Seawater salt is NaCl after all.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#6Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated. http://www.baquacil.com/ EDIT: Also, ewww.
Some are saline (salt) based instead of chlorine.
Saltwater pools still use a chlorine generator so they aren't chlorine free.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#7Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated. http://www.baquacil.com/ EDIT: Also, ewww.
Some are saline (salt) based instead of chlorine.
Which still results in chlorinated pools.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#8If you've ever been lucky enough to swim in a pool that's just been filled up, you know this is true.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#9"Approximately 58 per cent of Canadians admitted to peeing in the pool at least once in a recent survey of 9,500 people conducted by Travelocity." Never looking a Canadians the same ever again.
Re: Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)
#10Why do pools still use chlorine? Is it just because it's really cheap? I've seen non-chlorine pool treatments advertised in the past but haven't been to a single pool in 20+ years that wasn't chlorinated. http://www.baquacil.com/ EDIT: Also, ewww.
Bromine is basically the same thing, Ozone can cause respiratory issues. I haven't seen an alternative that was demonstrably better.