The good, the bad, and the volatile: can we have both healthy pools and healthy people?
Swimming is a healthful activity that comes with increased risk of exposure to pathogenic microorganisms and disinfection agents/byproducts.
LaKind
Judy S
JS
LaKind Associates, LLC, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. lakindaassoc@comcast.net
Richardson
Susan D
SD
Blount
Benjamin C
BC
D002713:Chlorine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000378:metabolism; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000633:toxicity*; D004203:Disinfection; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D013550:Swimming; D013551:Swimming Pools; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D004202:Disinfectants; D002713:Chlorine