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Swimming Pool Hazards
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What happens if you neglect your pool?
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| Disease
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| Failure to clean and maintain your pool regularly could decrease your water disinfectant levels and allow waterborne germs to spread in the water. These germs which contaminate the pool can hamper your health with Cholera, Amebiasis, Typhoid, Diarrhea, Leptospirosis and other relevant diseases.
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| Algea
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Cleaning leaves float on the water or sink to the bottom of the pool is a headache that many pool owners do not like to face. These leaves fell off from the trees can cause harm to your swimming pool in two ways:
(i) it diminishes the effectives of your pool cleaner;
(ii) it provides nutrients for algea to grow
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What happens if you overdose your swimming pool with chlorine or algaecide?
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| Chemical Irritation
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Chlorine-based disinfectants are frequently used for swimming pool treatment. However, if these chemicals are stored, used, or handled improperly, illness or injury can result.
Acute adverse health effects resulting from chlorine inhalation and ingestion have been reported around the globe as severe cases of chemical irritation caused by disinfectants overdose.
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| Algaecide
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Adding too much algaecide will have a counterproductive effect of removing the existing algae. The presence of foamy pool water may be a good sign for algaecide overdose. Swimming in this unstable pH and alkalinity level can lead to eye and skin irrations!
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