ABC World News Tonight reported on May 30, 2014, about the dangers of chlorine-based swimming pools.
The problems come from the chemicals mixed into the water to keep it sanitary. Hydrochloric acid should be added to pool water near the surface at least a day before swimming in it and well-circulated to be rendered safe, and should be stored away from all petroleum products to avoid accidental ignition.
The Centers for Disease Control reported 4,876 E.R. visits in 2012 from swimming pools in 2012. 48% were children, and 45% were considered poisonings from pool chemicals and vapors. 73% of these occurred during the three summer months after Memorial Day.
There is an alternative to chlorinating pools that provides just as much hygiene and safety in the water, and that is to salinate. Yep, regular salt works just as well or better than chlorine for purifying water for bathing.
Although saltwater pool systems still generate chlorine due to breaking down the salt, saltwater systems create a reduced number of chloramines, an irritant which is a byproduct of oxidation. It is sanitization without harsh, man-made chemicals.
While hydrochloric acid is less harmful when it is diluted, and it evaporates off significantly with each 24-hour cycle after application, it is most harmful when it is inhaled as vapors. That means that hot chlorinated waters, as in hot tubs, hot showers, hot baths…expose us to more harm than swimming in cold chlorinated water usually does.
In our house, we installed a whole-house water filter to reduce our exposure to chlorine vapors during bathing. We also joined a timeshare which features saltwater pools rather than chlorine pools.
Unfortunately, most public pools are still chlorinated, but if you have your own pool, you can easily convert it to a saltwater system and safeguard the health of all who swim there.
The best advice to give summer-loving kids to stay healthy? Don’t drink the pool water!
I’ve become quite a water addict myself ever since we received a gift of our Pi-Mag Aqua Pour Gravity Nikken water purifier. This water tastes better than any water I’ve ever tried. It’s incredibly drinkable, which helps me to fulfil my body’s daily needs for this precious liquid.
This weekend my handy husband installed a 
We were already removing the chlorine from our drinking water with a variety of filters from the 
on the counter to the filter cartridge in the refrigerator door to the Nikken filter next to the kitchen sink, but the bathrooms were still a problem.