Pool chemicals are in high demand this summer and its important people know how to safely use them. If mixed the wrong way, you could get hurt.

Pool-chemical suppliers often serve much broader water treatment, personal care, or health and hygiene markets. Major players include Arch, Chemtura, PPG Industries, Clearon, Chem Lab, and DuPont.

A few things. The big issue is the interaction of urine with the chemicals in the pool. “When human urine combines with ...

Look out for signs of pool chemical injuries this summer swimming season The Florida Poison Information Center reported — in June alone — 47 reports of chlorine or pool-related product exposures.

The most common pool chemicals are inherently incompatible with each other, so be sure to keep them apart. Avoid mixing old chemicals with fresh chemicals, even if they are the same type.

From 2015 to 2017, latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pool chemical injuries resulted in an estimated 13,508 emergency department visits, most involving ...

Pool treatment chemicals should be kept in places where children cannot access them as direct exposure can cause breathing problems or may result in burns to eyes and skin.

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCSC) - A group of Summerville parents turned to Live 5 for help after their children were exposed to chemicals at a neighborhood pool. The incident happened last August. Now, as the ...

Pool chemicals should be stored in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children. Liquid chemicals should not be stored above dry chemicals because if the liquid spills onto the dry chemical, a ...

Steuben County residents can recycle and dispose batteries and pool chemicals, at no charge, at the electronic waste ...

Inhalation injuries are the most common. When CDC examined emergency department visits due to pool chemical injuries during 2015- 2017, the top diagnosis was poisoning due to breathing in chemical ...