Plastic Fiber in Toronto Pool May Be Public Health Risk

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Plastic fibers from a fraying pool liner found floating in the popular Alex Duff outdoor swimming pools at Toronto’s Christie Pits could pose a risk public safety.

As the Globe and Mail reports, strands of clear plastic were found floating in and on the surface of the water. Swimmers found it tangled around their legs, and left clumps of the stuff around the deck as they exited the pool. Two weeks after the fibers started appearing, the pool was closed to the public and drained.

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