Pool chemicals help protect swimmers from germs in the water, but the disinfectants themselves can be hazardous if used improperly, warns a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Pool chemicals are in high demand this summer and its important people know how to safely use them. If mixed the wrong way, you could get hurt. “There are some shortages in the supply chain and there ...

Inhalation injuries are the most common. When CDC examined emergency department visits due to pool chemical injuries during 2015- 2017, the top diagnosis was poisoning due to breathing in chemical ...

It’s summertime and families are using swimming pools, hot tubs and spas for exercise and leisure activity. Health agencies are typically concerned with the water quality due to microorganisms, aka ...

Dozens of people, including children as young as 6, were exposed to a dangerous mixture of pool chemicals Thursday in Northern California, officials said. At least 35 people were exposed to the ...

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCSC) - A group of Summerville parents turned to Live 5 for help after their children were exposed to chemicals at a neighborhood pool. The incident happened last August. Now, as the ...

2009 National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week (May 18-24) aims to educate parents, instructors, pool maintenance workers, and others. May 16, 2009 The injury toll caused by exposures to ...

Swimming is terrific exercise, but people who regularly swim in indoor pools may be exposing themselves to some health risks from the chemicals used to disinfect pools, according to new research. The ...

On Wednesday, those chemicals caused an explosion behind a Conroe home and left the homeowner with minor respiratory problems. "A lot of people don't treat their pools over winter; so this time of ...

Each year thousands of Americans are injured by the chemicals designed to keep swimming pools safe, a new government report finds. In 2012, 4,876 people landed in the emergency room after being ...

After joining Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, Pool Corp. has drawn a lot of attention, and here's why that makes total sense.