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2. Why you should think twice before getting in a pool

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   Pool water smells like disinfectant. It has that cloying, antiseptic aroma that at once deters and reassures you that someone has designed this body of water for you to swim in. ... hot tub, spa ...

3. Boynton residents may notice taste, smell of chlorine in tap ...

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   Residents in Boynton Beach may notice the smell or taste of chlorine in their tap water for about three weeks into the new year, as the city carries out regular maintenance.. Boynton Beach will ...

4. Monochloramine - Wikipedia

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   Chloramines are responsible for the distinctive "chlorine" smell of swimming pools, which is often misattributed to elemental chlorine by the public. [9] [10] Some pool test kits designed for use by homeowners do not distinguish free chlorine and chloramines, which can be misleading and lead to non-optimal levels of chloramines in the pool ...

5. Disinfection by-product - Wikipedia

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   In addition to being highly influenced by the types of organic and inorganic matter in the source water, the different species and concentrations of DBPs vary according to the type of disinfectant used, the dose of disinfectant, the concentration of natural organic matter and bromide/iodide, the time since dosing (i.e. water age), temperature ...

6. 2-Methylisoborneol - Wikipedia

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   MIB and the irregular sesquiterpene geosmin together account for the majority of biologically-caused taste and odor outbreaks in drinking water worldwide. [1] MIB has a distinct earthy or musty odor, which most people can easily smell. The odor detection threshold of MIB is very low, ranging from 0.002 to 0.02 micrograms per liter in water. [2]

7. Chloramination - Wikipedia

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   Chloramination is the treatment of drinking water with a chloramine disinfectant. [1] Both chlorine and small amounts of ammonia are added to the water one at a time which react together to form chloramine (also called combined chlorine), a long lasting disinfectant. Chloramine disinfection is used in both small and large water treatment plants.