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Jul. 09, 2010
Time for a Swim? What's In That Pool?
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| What happens when pool water chlorine reacts with sweat and urine? Is it possible for pool water to be truly clean, yet still appealing to swim in? Just in time to beat the heat - we'll talk about the somewhat disturbing chemistry and biochemistry of swimming pool water. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Ernest (Chip) R. Blatchley III
Professor, School of Civil Engineering and
Division of Environmental & Ecological Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
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Brilliant Blunders
by Mario Livio
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