Most people have encountered the black, grey, or pink stains of bacterial biofilms built up on the bathroom tiles or kitchen sink. Even with vigorous scrubbing and strong cleaning chemicals, this ...

What causes red eyes after swimming? Can you swim right after eating? We VERIFY common questions about swimming pool safety.

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Swimming in fresh water spots has become a favorite summertime activity for many, but some dangerous factors merit being ...

It's about protecting equipment, health, and investment. Skipping or delaying routine care often leads to complications that requ ...

Cleaning a swimming pool ranks right up there with scrubbing bathroom floors, but the consequences of neglecting either chore are equally unhealthy. Fortunately, in the age of robots you can ditch ...

Moreover, the researchers found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa can use broken-down plastic fragments to form tougher biofilms—coatings of protective slime that can increase antibiotic resistance ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm community. Watching the bacteria in real-time at high resolution ...

The Swimming Pool Bylaw states that people shall not fill or leave water in a swimming pool or a hot tub if it is not protected as per the bylaw. The bylaw covers, among other things, the installation ...

The Clay County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said a child drowned at a Middleburg pool Saturday evening. The drowning occurred at the Pine Ridge Plantation Amenity Center, near the First Coast ...

Los Angeles has many public swimming pools, and most of them only open up for summer. The dates usually coincide with kids’ summer break from school (so check out our LA school calendars article here) ...