January 18th, 2010

Why does swimming pool water turn green from blue?

Emily W asked:


There’s this swimming pool in front of my block and the water used to be blue during summer and as it gets colder outside and it’s gonna be fall soon I see the water turn dark green.Why is it so?

Billie
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4 Responses to “Why does swimming pool water turn green from blue?”

  1. MemphisMuzicGirl (Suspended) Says:
    January 19th, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Stephanie

    algae

  2. Mike Says:
    January 19th, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Bertie

    It is the reproduction cycle…reproduction of algae

  3. skittles373 Says:
    January 22nd, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Beverly

    The owners aren’t putting chlorine in it. Algae and other bacteria turn it green. You have to put extra chemicals in when it rains a lot too.

  4. info exchange Says:
    January 25th, 2010 at 6:08 am

    Salvatore

    They are not keeping up with the chemicals.

    I remember most pools in Russia in the 1980s had algae in them.

    One time I even saw frogs…..