Are you back from vacation? Are you glad that you came back in good form because you swam at the swimming pool? You could have increased your probability of developing liver and kidney cancer or nervous system disorder. The commonly used disinfection compound (sodium hypochlorite) used in swimming pools enters into chemical reactions with organic waste and creates toxic halogenated compounds. Those compounds are called trihalomethanes (THMs). Living organisms absorb THMs through the digestive system, skin and the respiratory tract – those disturbing informations are revealed in recent blog of VPPlant’s president Grzegorz Nowaczewski on INN Poland website.
Do not worry too much though. Virtual Power Plant is already working on how to solve this problem.
Whole article can be read at the blog of Grzegorz Nowaczewski on INN Poland website (in Polish).