DNA-damaging disinfection by-products found in pool water

A  study  found  that  the  chemicals  used  in  pool cleaners, can damage your DNA cells.   The disinfectants, such as chlorine and other cleaning supplies, form mutagenic chemicals.   Swimmers went through numerous tests before and after swimming for forty minutes.   They found that the micronuclei increased the number of white blood cells.   The micronuclei was said to have caused the chromosome to break.   Trihalomethanes most likely entered the body through respiration.   It was also tested that the pool water was too toxic.   Scientist believe that most of these by-products are due to reactions with the cleaning supplies and swimmers urine, sweat, and skin.   They were able to find some cleaning supplies to make the pool water no more mutagenic than drinking water.

A lot of people like to swim, especially in the summer.   If people are getting sick because of the pool water being so toxic, most people aren't going to swim that often. I personally love to swim, that is why i chose this article.  I want to know the facts so i am able to protect my health.  Some ways we can prevent our DNA cells from damaging is by not urinating in the pool or sweating while you are swimming.  It is hard to keep yourself from sweating while in the pool so we can do our best by simply not urinating while in the pool.  To fix this problem simply go to the bathroom before you get in the pool and at any other time while you are in the pool.