Are public swimming pools unsanitary? Most public pools are safe because they are checked by the health department. There are more advantages to swimming in a public pool than not. The risk are numerous....
The risk are numerous. I guess like there would be in any pool but the health department in most of these monitors the commercial pools at least once a week. You have to maintain proper chemical balance, certain humidity, and certain standards of construction. I am not overly concerned about my children going to the commercial pool. If they do go to a commercial pool and I am with them, the first thing I will do is check chlorine levels in the pool, because if there is no sanitizer in the pool then germs, bacteria, blood, whatever, can get to you.
