Trichloramine

The agency said that the potential danger lies with nitrogen trichloride, also known as trichloramine, which can be released when chlorinated water reacts with swimmers' urine, sweat or other organic matter. ❋ Unknown (2011)

CINCINNATI - Federal health officials say accumulations of a potential irritant known as trichloramine likely caused sight and breathing problems reported by hundreds of visitors to an indoor Ohio water park. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"It is not possible at this stage to say definitively whether lung tissue can be damaged in the early stages of life and lead to asthma, because data on the effects of trichloramine are lacking," a statement said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In order for it to remain so, everybody should shower thoroughly before swimming in order to prevent dangers to health arising from trichloramine, Flasbarth said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Research carried out in British pools in 2003 found high levels of trichloramine-triggered proteins in the blood of young swimmers and even among parents who had sat by the poolside and not swum. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say insufficient air movement and distribution likely led to accumulation of airborne trichloramine at Great Wolf Lodge near Cincinnati. ❋ Unknown (2009)