Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Could Taint Pools

ENN
Jan 6, 2015, 1:01 pm40 pts
A new study suggests pharmaceuticals and chemicals from personal care products end up in swimming pools, possibly interacting with chlorine to produce disinfection byproducts with unknown properties and health effects. Chlorination is used primarily to prevent pathogenic microorganisms from growing. Previous…

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