pool chlorine harms airways
children before their second birthday more often - more than 20 hours total - went swimming in chlorinated swimming pools suffer more from diseases of the respiratory tract. Belgian researchers tested the lung function of 430 kindergarten children with an average age of 5.7 years and evaluated from a comprehensive survey of the parents, were held in which clinical history and swimming frequency. The results of the study show an increased incidence of bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the small bronchial ramifications and to develop a higher risk of asthma or respiratory allergies.
measurements showed the scientist about baby swimming pool, an increase of 50% share of trichloramine as harmful to the pool of adults. Trichloramine is a toxic gas formed by reaction of chlorine with urine, saliva and sweat in the pool. In addition, some chlorinate swimming pools because of the higher temperatures their baby pool particularly strong. Source: European Respiratory Journal, Nov. 2010
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