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Summertime means pool time – and time to swim in dirty water. Is there anything to do?

Billede
Filthy pool water Summer is approaching, and if you are heading for a family vacation, chances are that a considerable time is going to be in and around the pool. It is great fun and we need some relaxation after a year of working. Many experiences like upset stomach and diarrhoea during the holiday, and it is far from certain that it is the local foods, that is causing it. It could very well be from the hotel pool, which can be a bacterial bomb out of the ordinary. Have you noticed that many sweating bodies just jump into the pool without cleaning themselves? They bring plenty of bacteria into the pool. Yes, the hotel adds chlorine to the pool water, but it takes time to clean, and it has its limitation so it will not clean it all. If that is not enough a survey has shown that around a fifth of Americans has urinated in the water and that phenomena are properly not limited to Americans only. Pee might not be so dangerous to your health, other than irritate your eye