1 in 5 Americans Urinate In Pools

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One in five people admitted to peeing in a swimming pool, in a recent poll of Americans.
In fact, the survey conducted by the Water Quality and Health Council found that almost half (47 percent) of the subjects admitted to one or more behaviors that contribute to an unhealthy pool.
Here are some of the survey's other findings:

About one-third (35 percent) say they don't shower before entering the pool.

63 percent were unaware of illnesses associated with swallowing, breathing or having contact with contaminated pool water.

Less than one quarter consider the frequency of pool cleaning and chemical treatment (23 percent) and even less (16 percent) think about chlorine levels to maintain clean pool water.

"Swimming is a fun and healthy activity for old and young alike. Proper water chlorination helps protect swimmers from germs that can make swimmers sick," said Michele Hlavsa, an epidemiologist in the Division of Parasitic Diseases for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "But swimmers also have role to play in maintaining a clean and healthy pool. Unhygienic behavior brings germs into the pool and makes it harder for chlorine to do its job.”

The survey was conducted online between April 30 to May 3, 2009, among a national sample of 1,000 U.S. adults, using the field services of TNS Omnibus. Results were weighted to reflect the adult population based on U.S. Census figures, including age, gender, geographic region, household income and household size. The margin of error for the study was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The Water Quality & Health Council is a body of independent scientific experts, health professionals and consumer advocates who serve as advisors to the Chlorine Chemistry Division of the American Chemistry Council, an industry trade association.
The CDC urges pool users to follow these six tips for healthy swimming:

Don’t swim when you have diarrhea.

Don’t swallow pool water.

Practice good hygiene. Shower with soap before swimming and wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers.

Take your kids on bathroom breaks or check diapers often.

Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area and not at poolside.

Wash your children thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap and water before they go swimming.

Unclean water can lead to recreational water illnesses (RWI’s) — diarrhea, respiratory illness, and ear and skin infections. Children, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems can suffer from more severe illness if infected. According to the CDC, these illnesses are on the rise. Between 2005 and 2006, 78 outbreaks were reported in 31 states — the largest number of outbreaks ever in a two-year period. Close to 4,500 people were affected.

To check that your public pool is properly chlorinated, the Water Quality and Health Council recommends the use of portable pool and spa testing strips, easily purchased at pool supply stores and discount retailers, in addition to trusting your basic senses.

"A smelly pool is a dirty pool," said National Consumers League President Emeritus and Water Quality and Health Council Vice-Chair Linda Golodner. "Look for water that's clean, clear and blue. Check for tiles that feel smooth and clean. Make sure there are no strong odors. Listen for pool cleaning equipment. Using your senses help you recognize the difference between a healthy pool and one that needs cleaning and treatment."
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The key word is admitted... I wonder what the actual percentage is...
#1 jcy_yan, May 20, 2009
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i was quite a swimmer when i was little. but this seriously explains why i had a persistent ear-infection going on.

#2 intraland, May 20, 2009
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most people urine in the elevator in my country,talk about civilization

#3 AARONBOEYKHG, May 20, 2009
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in the elevator? wow... that's really really unhygienic =/

I thought there's security cameras in elevators... i wonder if they know they are on camera..

#4 intraland, May 20, 2009
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I thought it was more hygienic to bathe in a pool rather than in the seaside,darn people!!

AARONBOEYKHG said: ↑

most people urine in the elevator in my country,talk about civilization
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>.< elevator?!

#5 [mJ9], May 20, 2009
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Ha, i seen a floater when i went to water world, the life guards had to get it out with a scoopy thingy. i dont do swimming pools because they are dirty.

#6 master_g, May 20, 2009
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^seasides are no better!!

#7 [mJ9], May 20, 2009
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And thats one of the few reasons why the flames quit swimming

#8 Flames, May 20, 2009
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1 in 5 admiited, that means theres more, they jsut dont admitt it?

#9 mr_evolution, May 20, 2009
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Ewww, those dirty Americans uke:

#10 Maverick, May 20, 2009
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Don’t swim when you have diarrhea.

wat the? y would u?
think about all those times u opened ur mouth that u were tasting other people's urine. also if u accidentally swallow some water :S

#11 hobogloves99, May 20, 2009
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thats sick.......... good thing i dont swim. what about the English i wonder

#12 Natsu, May 20, 2009
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whut about the people that dun admit it...??....but still....-sick2

#13 brown_bear, May 20, 2009
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aint it impossible to not absorb the or swallow pool water???
meh it is easy to sea if someone urinates in the pool.. don't the water turn green??
luckily i dont do swimming coz i cant swim

#14 bbgirlsum, May 20, 2009
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toddler mentality.
gota go, and they just drop it.

#15 Knoctur_nal, May 20, 2009
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it's not that suprising that people urinate in the pool. that's why i dont go to public swim pool that much.

#16 haun, May 20, 2009
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oh boy, i swallowed quite a lot of pool water when i was little.

#17 minnop, May 20, 2009
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at least there aren't chunks of poos floating around. I remember going to the pool once and seeing all this poo floating around uke:

#18 3liminator, May 20, 2009
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I'm just wondering if the massive amounts of chlorine will give rise to resistant strains of super bacteria; imagine E.Coli becoming resistant to chlorinated water? It would shut down the swimming pool industry.

Hmmm... on second thought, that may not be a bad thing, LOL...:stickpoke:

#19 ralphrepo, May 20, 2009
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we all kinda know that there are people who do this, therefore i do avoid public swimming pools... the type of pools i would jump into are personally owned and gym membership required pools and select hotel swimming pools...

#20 Akki, May 20, 2009

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