Allergic Babies Are Prohibited to Swim
Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the German environment agency last week issued a recommendation to parents who have infants with a history of allergies to avoid swimming in indoor pools because it can trigger asthma.
The environmental agency states the potential for asthma comes from trikrolida nitrogen, known as trikloramin, which will be released when water containing chlorine reacts with urine, sweat or other organic compounds derived from the swimmers. (more…)
