From YAHOO:
If you’re taking a refreshing dip in a pool with four other people, odds are one of you is urinating. This is not gross-out myth, but cold, depressing fact from a recent survey conducted by the Water Quality & Health Council, a scientific research group sponsored by the American Chemistry Council.
The survey, conducted in April, asked nearly 1,000 adults whether they urinate in pools. One in five bravely admitted their mistakes. And those are the ones who admitted it.
We may act like potty-trained adults on land, but something about a body of water, even a small one, opens our natural floodgates and, according to doctors, puts us all at risk…
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EDITOR: While some people can’t help themselves, others just don’t give damn. Look at how they throw trash on the streets. Of course public pool water is highly treated and constantly tested, with rigid inspections carried out. Nevertheless, the Watchdog avoids crowded pools, especially late in the day, and would never get into a hot tub / spa except first thing in the morning.
