CellWell record HH-28575
Drowning in disinfection byproducts? Assessing swimming pool water
Zwiener C; Richardson SD; DeMarini DM; Grummt T; Glauner T; Frimmel FH
Environmental science & technology ยท 2007
In plain language
A review of swimming pool disinfection byproducts found chlorination produces compounds like trihalomethanes detectable in swimmers' blood and breath, with swimming or bathing in chlorinated water linked to a 1.6 to 2 fold increase in bladder cancer risk.
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