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    Barley Straw in a pool?

    Hmm, Yeah this is a "compelling reason not to" I was looking for. That paper is very informative chem geek! Thanks! I knew there had to be some other organic issue aside from algae. I am not too familliar with THMs and what problems that may cause. I will have to check in to that. I do however...
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    Barley Straw in a pool?

    Its more for the before / after swimming period and during closing. While the pool is open obviously there is no algae due to the chemicals being in proper balance. I am referring to times such as right now mid-fall where it is too cold to swim yet the water temp is not yet consistently below...
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    Barley Straw in a pool?

    After reading countless articles on algae control, I have come across several POND based solutions that mention using Barley straw to control algae in ponds. I am curious if this would work at all in a pool. Normally one would think putting anything organic in a pool would lead to a serious...