In an emergency, can I drink swimming pool water?
Jul 1st, 2009 |
Peter L asked:
If there’s an earthquake and water supplies are cut off, would I be able to drink water from a swimming pool? If so, how could I tell whether it’s safe?
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If there’s an earthquake and water supplies are cut off, would I be able to drink water from a swimming pool? If so, how could I tell whether it’s safe?
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Tony Q said:
No, you cannot. The pool chemicals don’t kill off all bacteria, and drinking significant amounts of the pool chemicals can cause illness (source: san diego OES)
white coat geek said:
Yes, If you dont have anything else.
You will die faster without any water than from chemicals that are normally present in swimming pool water.