When the Department of Environmental Protection noticed hydrogen sulfide in the city's water supply, Stephen Hollowell, general manager of Steinhatchee's chlorine-based water-treatment plant, and his board were willing to a take a chance on new technology.
The researchers argue that the rise of asthma in Western Europe could at least partly be attributed to the increasing exposure of children to the by-products of chlorine in the air and water of indoor swimming pools.