You know that sharp odor of chlorine from the swimming pool you can recall from earliest childhood? It turns out it's not just chlorine, but a potent brew of chemicals that form when chlorine meets ...

Planning to spend the summer swimming? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a small request: Don’t pee in the pool. The CDC recently shared a social media post warning against the ...

Planning to spend the summer swimming? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a small request: Don’t pee in the pool. The CDC recently shared a social media post warning against the ...

There are two types of people in this world: people who admit they've peed in a pool and liars. Okay, so maybe not everyone has actually urinated while swimming, but every pool has at least a little ...

LOS ANGELES - As summer approaches, it's time to remind everyone about the gross fact that, yes — people are peeing in the pool. About one in five American adults admitted in a survey to having peed ...

So, how much pee is actually in that pool? Turns out -- maybe gallons of it. Before you execute your next cannonball in Neighbor Bob's pool, consider this -- you could be splashing around with two or ...

If you’ve ever been to a public swimming pool, you’re familiar with the stinging sensation of chlorine hitting your nostrils when you approach the water. Except that’s not just chlorine — it’s also ...

That familiar "pool smell" might actually be a sign that someone had to go but didn't go to the restroom. The smell is not chlorine but a by-product that is created when chlorine breaks down urine and ...

Approximately 20 gallons. That’s how much human urine courses through your average swimming pool, according to a chemical analysis published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology ...