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The article presents a summary of pool chemical-associated health events reported to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for public aquatic venues from 1983 to 2006. It is reported that events were caused by direct exposure to chlorine bleach or acid, exposure to toxic chlorine gas, and exposure to chlorine gas generated by mixing incompatible pool chemicals. Factors contributing to the health events include poor chemical handling or storage practices, poor equipment maintenance practices, and poor facility design and engineering.

The article presents a summary of 36 pool chemical-associated health events reported to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) from public aquatic venues from 1983-2007. Analyses were also made on the 1998-2007 data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) and 2007 data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS). The data from NEISS and NPDS showed that pool chemical-associated injuries or exposures led to thousands of annual emergency department visits or actual poisonous center consultations. It notes that the incidents were caused by poor facility design, and poor chemical handling or storage.