Author: Lauren McNitt
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Comparing Pool Water Treatment Methods: Chlorine & Salt
In this two-part series, I’ll compare different pool treatment methods, starting with two of the most common: chlorine, the most common, and salt, often mistaken for being chlorine-free.
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Recreation Center Reduces Pool Chlorine by 70 Percent: Case Study
A commercial pool in Estes Park, Colo. achieved a 70 percent reduction in total amount of pool chlorine used with Clear Comfort’s commercial pool system.
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Pools and hot tubs boost home list prices in some markets: Trulia
If you live in a state with an “endless summer” and you own a pool, you’re in luck, according to recent data from Trulia.
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Why the MAHC Vote Matters to Aquatics Pros and Swimmers
Recreational water illness outbreaks are increasing, drowning remains a leading cause of accidental death, and pool chemical injuries account for nearly 5,000 emergency department visits each year. To address aquatics safety and health problems like these, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Model Aquatic Health Code.
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Join us at WAHC: Breakthroughs in Advanced Oxidation Pool Disinfection
If you’re passionate about keeping abreast of the latest industry technology, join Clear Comfort this October at the World Aquatic Health Conference. Chief Water Office Nick Rancis will be presenting on next-generation pool disinfection using hydroxyl-based Advanced Oxidation.
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Three Fun End-of-Summer Pool Party Ideas
Have you thrown a pool party this year? What are you waiting for? Time is running out! Below are three fun ideas for all different ages.
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How to Get an Eco-Friendly Pool with Clear Comfort [Infographic]
Pools get a lot of flack for not being environmentally friendly, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Clear Comfort customers help the environment in three key ways.
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How a YMCA Pool Reduced its Disinfection Byproducts by 90 percent
We’ve all walked into a hotel, recreation center or health club and encountered that smell. You haven’t seen the pool, but the smell tells you it’s there.
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CDC report: Cryptosporidium outbreaks on the rise
Cryptosporidium outbreaks have increased in pools and lakes in the United States, according to a new Centers for Disease Control report released Thursday. The report found 77 percent of the outbreaks recorded occurred in pools, and of these 52 percent were attributed to Cryptosporidium parvum.
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12 steps to keeping your facility safe from RWIs
Recreational Water Illnesses cause pools to shut every year, and some even result in multi-million dollar lawsuits. Here is the CDC’s advice for combating RWIs at your pool.