No peeing in our pool

One hotel Jacuzzi had more than three times the concentration of sweetener than in the worst swimming pool. But uric acid and a handful of amino acids pose the biggest threat. You're not going to get a fatal whiff of the stuff in a pool—no matter how full of pee it is—but breathing it in definitely isn't good for you. I've definitely noticed that swimming later in the afternoon irritates my lungs a lot more than swimming early in the morning. And in the end, everyone would be doing a great public service if they would just stop peeing. If I understood correctly, I believe he said the irritating smell that we think of as "chlorine" is actually chloramines, which are a by-product of free chlorine cleaning up biological molecules, whether urine, sweat, skin oils and shed skin cells, dirty feet, etc. If we can stop this culture of routinely peeing in the pool, we can cut down on our chlorine usage— that would reduce the burden of organic compounds that react with chlorine, which would, in turn, result in less chlorine usage as well as improved water and air quality.

This can be a more serious health risk, since fecal matter has germs like cryptosporidium that can cause gastrointestinal illness. But a more common danger comes from something else: Many studies have pointed out the health risks associated with swimming in chlorinated water, and many of these are related to toxic DBPs: When we drive, we put on seat belts. Generally, you stick a piece of the strip in the water for a few seconds and compare the colors the stick turns with a chart on the back of the bottle. Results might also be posted at your pool or water playground.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 19, Results might also be posted at your pool or water playground. You want to see them secured and in good repair, and you want water to be clear so if someone is in distress near them at the bottom of the pool, you can see them. This is the same thing.