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Old 04-27-2020, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Travelhunter View Post
I think most of the villages pools are “saltwater”
Not sure if that’s as good as chlorine
Salt is Sodium Chloride. In water, it breaks apart into sodium and chlorine ions. Thus, a salt water pool is also disinfected with chlorine. The difference is that the chlorine is not poured into the pool as a liquid. It’s nowhere near as salty as sea water, though.