Does pee in a pool go away?

Yes, chlorine and other pool chemicals will act as disinfectants and kill certain bacteria and algae. But urine isn’t a living substance. It can’t be “killed.” When you pee in the pool, the chlorine doesn’t make it magically disappear.

Can you pee in your own pool?

Uric acid from human urine mixes with chlorine to create the cyanogen chloride (CNCI) and trichloramine (NCl3). CNCI is a toxic compound that can harm organs like the lungs, heart, and central nervous system.

Does peeing in a pool turn it green?

Water quality is a health concern in all public pools, and although it won’t turn the water green, urine can pose hazards to swimmers’ health. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to detect in the chlorinated water of a huge pool.

How common is peeing in the pool?

About one in five American adults admitted in a survey to having peed in the pool. U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps even confessed back in 2012 that peeing in the pool is an acceptable thing to do.

Does pee in a pool burn your eyes?

What you smell are actually chemicals that form when chlorine mixes with pee, poop, sweat, and dirt from swimmers’ bodies.… These chemicals — not chlorine — can cause your eyes to get red and sting, make your nose run, and make you cough.”

What kills urine in a pool?

How to address urine in swimming pools. Urine is sterile, so there should be nothing for chlorine to “kill”. Instead, urine must be oxidized. One chemical in urine is particularly difficult to oxidize: urea, or uric acid.

Do athletes pee in the pool?

Nearly 100\% of elite competitive swimmers pee in the pool. Regularly. Some deny it, some proudly embrace it, but everyone does. You always try to pee before you swim, but sometimes your body defies logic and finds a way to refill your bladder just to spite you.

How do you secretly pee in the pool?

Use aerobics as a distraction: If you’ve really got to go but you can’t get away from a group of people, start doing aerobics. This will distract your friends enough that they won’t realize you’re urinating, and it will also help distribute the urine quickly without calling attention to it.