Pool - self test strips

RE: Pool - self test strips

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:25:33 GMT

If you're worried about bacteria in public pools, water parks, hot tubs, etc., it's not a big deal. There are other very serious risks -such as car accidents which kill over 40,000 every year, yet millions of people routinely ignore the danger. By the way many people in India actually swim in water that's 1000 times more polluted than anything you'd find in the U.S.: Ganges River - Pollution - YouTube For some reason, they don't contract any illnesses.

RE: Pool - self test strips

Allen Stark — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:43:16 GMT

Oh good grief.Urine is not a particular source for bacteria.In healthy people urine is sterile.It does bond with chlorine to form harmful compounds and I don't recommend using the pool as a urinal,but it isn't a public health menace.Not showering,especially not showering after a land workout and then treating the pool as your personal bathtub are a bigger issue.

RE: Pool - self test strips

swimshark — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:12:06 GMT

I love the caption under the picture! I am almost certain that my neighborhood pool has a lot of pee in it. It just opened last weekend and the guards are less than stellar in cleaning and such.