It's summer, and that means health organizations will be periodically showering Americans with reminders of how public swimming venues are actually nightmarish cesspits teeming with microbes that can ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An illness often spread in swimming pools is on the rise in the Tri-State. The illness is called cryptosporidiosis. You get it from the parasite cryptosporidium. The problem isn't ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as clean as that crystal blue water appears? As an immunologist ...

A few things. The big issue is the interaction of urine with the chemicals in the pool. “When human urine combines with ...

More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal contaminated water that exceeds EPA standards. (Illustration: Oscar Duarte for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) When you visit the beach, it's understandable to ...

Paris city officials swear the Seine is safe for swimming, but that hasn't stopped athletes at the Paris Olympics from getting sick after taking a dip in the renown river. Despite the amount of ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. This is FTW Explains: The Olympics. Have you seen some stuff about the Paris Olympics and how ...

Hey, great news, everyone. It's finally starting to warm up (at least here on the East Coast and in South Dakota), which means it's almost time to open up those swimming pools. And we'd recommend you ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lisa Cuchara, Quinnipiac University (THE CONVERSATION) On hot summer days, few things ...

When you visit the beach, it's understandable to assume that the water you're swimming in is clean. But a new report found that more than half the beaches across the country have fecal contamination ...