Two pools at the Olympic diving center will be drained and the water replaced on Saturday, a radical measure taken five days after the pools turned green due to what officials said was a contractor’s error.
I listened to a radio piece about this the other day and apparently there is no danger to the athletes, but it’s good to see the organizers doing the right thing.
“Apparently.”
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It’s always troubling when they say “they’re no danger to the athletes” at the same time they admit they don’t know what’s going on. Reminds me of the mayor in Jaws. Everything is fine because it has to be fine. Anything else spoils the party.
Another article I’ve read says they’ve discovered someone put hydrogen peroxide, used for cleaning the pool, into it. It neutralizes chlorine which allowed algae to grow.
Here’s one article I found about it: https://www.inverse.com/article/19679-hydrogen-peroxide-rio-olympic-science-green-pools-mystery-solved
I saw that. It’s like bad comedy. Every pool man knows better than that. (Except obviously I’m wrong) But my criticism still stands. Water that won’t stop algae from growing won’t stop other things from growing, like Naegleria. But even if algae is the only thing in that water, I don’t want it in my eyes. It can cause irritation and infections.