When you pour liquid chlorine into your swimming pool, you expect it to be effective. After all, it's labeled "pool-grade" and priced accordingly. But what if that assumption is wrong? A recent report ...
Summer is upon us, and as outdoor pools start opening up, it’s only natural to want to spend some time cooling off with a refreshing swim. If you’re frequently in and out of the pool, it’s possible to ...
Starting May 7, the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works will temporarily switch the disinfectant used in the Lopez Project water system from chloramine to free chlorine. This change will ...
After a month of using chlorine to flush the water system, the city of Laredo has ended its biannual conversion and is ...
Why this matters: Some water in Port Neches could smell or taste differently as the city prepares for an upcoming freeze. Ahead of what is expected to be a "hard freeze," a local city is preparing a ...
Diving into a public pool this summer? You might be plunging into a petri dish. While chlorine is the go-to germ killer, it doesn’t work instantly. Some nasty germs can survive in treated water for ...
EVANSVILLE — On May 19, the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility will do a temporary switch of the disinfectant used in its water treatment process. The utility will switch to free chlorine from its ...
A healthy pool with chlorinated water doesn’t have a strong chemical smell at all. Strong odors and irritants are due to chlorine mixing with the pee, poop, sweat, dirt, skin cells, makeup and ...