Cryptosporidia is an organism that pool operators need to be particularly aware of. The main problem with it is that the chlorine in the pool water will not kill it due to the fact that it is protected within a shell that the chlorine will not penetrate. Cryptosporidia causes an acute gastro-intestinal illness and is introduced into the pool water via faecal contamination. If someone has an accident in the pool and the result is a loose, as opposed to solid stool, you as pool operator are goi... Continue reading ...
