DAWN TO DUSK NEWS: Peeing in the pool could be bad for your health: Researchers

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compounds in urine mix with chlorine can cause chemicals that have been 
linked to respiratory effects in swimmers to form.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'If swimmers avoided 
urinating in pools, then air and water quality would likely improve 
independent of other changes in water treatment or air circulation,' the
 scientists from China Agricultural University and Purdue University 
wrote in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In
 a series of laboratory experiments, the scientists combined water 
collected from swimming pools in China with mixtures meant to mimic the 
chemical composition of sweat and urine. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Chlorine, used to disinfect pools, reacts with a number of chemicals found in human sweat and urine.<br />Uric
 acid, found in urine, accounted for 24 to 68 percent (depending on 
temperature, water pH and chlorine condition) of the byproduct cyanogen 
chloride in the pool water samples. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">''Analysis
 of swimming pool water samples, combined with the results of 
experiments involving chlorination of uric acid, and chlorination of 
body fluid analog mixtures, indicated that uric acid chlorination may 
account for a large fraction of Cyanogen chloride formation in swimming 
pools,' the researchers say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a series of 
laboratory experiments, the scientists combined water collected from 
swimming pools in China with mixtures meant to mimic the chemical 
composition of sweat and urine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cyanogen chloride can affect multiple organs, including the lungs, heart, and central nervous system via inhalation</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">'Given
 that uric acid introduction to pools is attributable to urination, a 
voluntary action for most swimmers, these findings indicate important 
benefits to pool water and air chemistry that could result from improved
 hygiene habits on the part of swimmers,' the team concluded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exposure
 to trichloramine at pools has previously been linked to reduced lung 
function in adult swimmers, and itchy eyes, runny nose and voice loss in
 lifeguards, according to Environmental Health News.</span></div>
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Peeing in the pool could be bad for your health: Researchers

Scientists found that compounds in urine mix with chlorine can cause chemicals that have been linked to respiratory effects in swimmers ...