HOUSTON -- A chemical exposure impacted a dozen people at a Houston tennis club on Saturday, according to the Houston Fire Department. Firefighters said chlorine spilled into the lazy river at Club ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – As summer heats up and more and more families head to the pool, the I-TEAM is digging into thousands of health department inspections of public pools and finding dozens that have ...

Twenty five kids on a school trip to White Lake Water Park in North Carolina became nauseous and started vomiting after the pool they were swimming in was accidentally over chlorinated (Photo: ...

A shortage of chlorine used to keep pools sparkling clean that’s making waves across the U.S. is now is closing some Mid-Columbia pools. The Kennewick “mushroom” wading pool will remain closed and the ...

For many, the not-to-be-mistaken smell of chlorine signals the start of summer. It reminds one of sitting leisurely by a pool, then taking a dip to cool off on a hot afternoon. For other people, ...

It was supposed to be a community swimming pool, but many people stayed away because they couldn't tolerate the biting, nose-curdling odor of chlorine. Others experienced breathing and skin problems.

Usually when a pool develops black algae, it is because the interior surface is deteriorating and/or chlorine levels have been maintained too low to fight off the algae blooms."To minimize a repeat of ...

A saltwater pool is an alternative to a traditional chlorine pool. Although you don’t add chlorine tablets to a saltwater pool, it does still contain chlorine. It just has a smaller amount that’s ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swimming teachers and other people who spend a lot of time near chlorinated pools face an increased risk of breathing problems, Dutch researchers report. Chlorine reacts ...

When temperatures soar and the hot sun is blazing down, it's easy for visions of jumping into cool, refreshing water to override all your other thoughts. While there are plenty of tips available on ...

If the highlight of your kids' Summer is time spent at the pool, don't let a few pesky postswim problems ruin their day in the sun. With just a bit of advance planning and some basic knowledge of what ...