Iowans with a private pool or hot tub who have leftover chlorine disinfectant from last year are lucky. An explosion last fall at a plant in Louisiana destroyed 1.5 million pounds of chlorine and Iowa ...

Chlorine and bromine in their molecular form (as Cl 2 and Br 2 molecules) are notoriously toxic and corrosive chemicals. This has been tragically illustrated, for example, in the use of chlorine as a ...

A soak in the hotel hot tub after a hard day's skiing or shopping and sight-seeing may sound relaxing - but before you get too comfortable, keep in mind who - or what - is in there with you. Two US ...