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After ‘code brown’, how long before the pool is safe again? Water quality experts explain

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par Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
Katherine Warwick, PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University

There’s little worse as a pool lifeguard than hearing the words “code brown” come through your radio. For swimmers on a hot day, there’s also little worse than being told to immediately get out of the water because there’s poo floating in the pool.

During hot summers, public pools in Australia are often crowded with families and children. The risk of “code brown” incidents at your local pool is probably substantial.

So how is a public pool cleaned after poo or vomit accidentally ends up in the water – and how long before it’s safe to get back in?

The short…

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