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Treating pools with chemicals is important to prevent the spread of disease.\u00a0 However, improper storage or use of these chemicals can cause injury.\u00a0 Most chemicals used to treat pools contain chlorine or bromine, which can irritate the skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and respiratory tract.\u00a0 Treatment primarily consists of removal from the source and supportive care<\/div>\n
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Most of these injuries take place at private residences, so it is important to use pool chemicals properly and keep them safely stored away from children and pets.\u00a0 For more information, visit the Blue Ridge Poison Control Center website:\u00a0https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2019\/06\/Jun19-PoolChemicals.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Treating pools with chemicals is important to prevent the spread of disease.\u00a0 However, improper storage or use of these chemicals can cause injury.\u00a0 Most chemicals used to treat pools contain chlorine or bromine, which can irritate the skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and respiratory tract.\u00a0 Treatment primarily consists of removal from the source and supportive care […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[8,9],"class_list":["post-8229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-toxnews","tag-chemical-storage","tag-poisoning"],"modified_by":"Tox Team","yoast_head":"\nPool Chemical Injuries - Environmental Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/2019\/06\/12\/pool-chemical-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pool Chemical Injuries - 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