CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Following the evacuation of a Woodlake pool Thursday due to pool chemicals, first responders and pool maintenance crews spoke Friday about how to keep swimmers safe.

Summer weather has finally arrived and many homeowners are getting their pools ready. State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey wants pool owners to take a moment to double check that pool chemicals are ...

Makes Pool Chemical Safety Easy for Everyone ARLINGTON, VA, July 10, 2013, - (eTeligis via ACCESSWIRE) -- It is not on the big screen at the local movieplex, but a new instructional video, "Pool ...

Proper pool chemical storage is important. Pool owners should conduct a review of how they store their pool chemicals and especially look for and correct situations where chemicals could be ...

In addition to causing pool smell, trichloramine and other disinfection by-products may be linked to asthma in swimmers. Pool disinfectants work optimally when the water pH is between 7.2 and 7.8.

The chemical storage building would cost $200,000 Smerigan said. If restrooms weren't included, the building would instead cost $140,000.

Jennifer Smith knows the danger of improper handling of pool chemicals. Last summer, she splashed liquid chlorine into her eye. "It was like excruciating pain, stinging, burning. I saw it come up.

Operators of a pecan plant are on notice because federal inspectors found live cockroaches, lab-confirmed rodent feces, general filth, and nuts soaking in a swimming pool chemical at the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A driver crashed through the school storage building at Muwekma Ohlone Middle School in San Jose, police say. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. and San Jose ...