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Poo in a public pool? Here’s what staff do to keep everyone safe from disease.
Most pool-related illnesses won’t kill you, but no one wants to spend their vacation or a week of beautiful summer days in the bathroom.
Chlorine is a widely used industrial chemical that’s frequently a factor in toxic accidents and workplace injuries. A pharmaceutical expert explains why it’s so hazardous.
While chlorine plays a role in making your hair appear green, there’s actually another main culprit – copper.
Australians are emerging from winter and, where possible, enjoying trips to beaches and public pools, beach-side picnics, barbecues and get-togethers. Here’s how to reduce your COVID-risk.
Washing chickens in chlorine isn’t actually deemed dangerous – it’s what comes with it that’s the problem.
Nitrogen trichloride makes swimming pools smell and is a good indicator of plenty of pee.
The Assad government is accused of using chlorine gas as a weapon against its own people.
Unlike the U.S., some European countries have stopped using chlorine to disinfect drinking water to avoid changing the taste and potential health problems. Which approach is better?
A century since chlorine gas was used at Ypres, beginning the era of chemical weapons, controlling lethal agents is harder than ever.
Sheets of silk dipped in chlorine have been found to quickly kill off almost all bacteria, including the armoured spores…
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