The dangers of Chlorine and its vapour.
I am not sure where this article was written (a newspaper somewhere) but it is very well worth a read, but also read the following article it will help in the understanding of why I think that Chlorine should be replaced by a safe alternative with out haste. Don’t let the “authorities” lead you into believing that it’s safe because this article and the “incident” that happened a Leeds pool shows otherwise.
Chlorine gas was used in the First World War by the Germans to kill troops.
Saddam Hussein and his murderous henchmen used Chlorine gas to kill innocent civilians.
08:50 - 08 January 2008
A Northeast swimming pool will open to the public again this morning after a staff error left it with dangerous levels of chlorine for five days.
Turriff Swimming Pool was closed last Thursday after staff detected a high chlorine level during their daily morning test before opening.
The pool was closed for health and safety reasons until the chlorine levels were brought back to an acceptable level.
Aberdeenshire Council confirmed last night that human error had caused the problem.
A spokesman said too much chlorine had been mixed with the water while the pool was closed during the festive period.
"Staff have been carrying out a back wash, which flushes the system through," he said.
"The chlorine had returned to a safe level on Monday, but we wanted to give it a bit more time just to make sure.
"The chlorine levels are normally kept balanced by people going in and out of the pool.
"When the pool is closed, usually the chlorine system is off, but someone forgot to do that."
He added: "Nobody was ever in the water when the levels were too high."
Chlorine, which is a powerful oxidant used in bleaching and disinfectants, can be poisonous.
It is an important chemical for water purification, disinfectants, and in bleach.
It is used to kill bacteria and other microbes in drinking-water supplies, and to keep public swimming pools clean and sanitary.
The spokesman confirmed that the pool, which is linked to the Gateway Community Centre near the town centre, was expected to be open to the public this morning.
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