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Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
Date:9/14/2009

y chlorine exposure, and they have an event such as a birthday party that they really want to attend, discuss it with your child's doctor to find out the best way to manage the exposure.

Bernard said that if you have a backyard pool, you should use as little chlorine as you can to safely disinfect the pool. He said that many people over chlorinate their pools to get clear blue water. But, he said, "chlorine is a disinfectant, not a cleaning agent."

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Learn more about asthma triggers and controlling asthma from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.



SOURCES: Alfred Bernard, Ph.D., professor, toxicology and research director, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Jennifer Appleyard, M.D., chief, allergy and immunology, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit; Sept. 14, 2009, Pediatrics online


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