Excess chlorine in the pool can sometimes also cause small amounts of vapor to come out of the water, which "can trigger [a person's] asthma," Duarte said, though she noted that she doesn't think ...

Chlorine is a necessary 'evil' in swimming pools – but what does it actually do to the human body?

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But chlorine itself is very reactive with the human body and very toxic. It irritates the eyes and skin and, even at quite low levels, can causes permanent lung damage even if it does not kill you.

At least 35 people were exposed to a chlorine gas cloud in a San Jose, California, neighborhood pool, according to news reports. Some of the poolgoers showed symptoms such as shortness of breath ...

But chlorine itself is very reactive with the human body and very toxic. It irritates the eyes and skin and, even at quite low levels, can causes permanent lung damage even if it does not kill you.

The global chemical weapons watchdog will investigate allegations of a chlorine gas attack on a Syrian village that killed six and wounded dozens earlier this month, a source told Reuters on Thursday.