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20. Yes, it can be used in pools. Since the source I Raw Story, I take it with a grain of salt

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 04:21 PM

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They are using 12% and will need 4,000 gallons. I don't know why they didn't use the 30%?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/was-hydrogen-peroxide-dumped-into-the-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-171003668.html

I think they didn't want to use chlorine because it can be toxic to some of the wild life.

The effects of H202 are fairly short lived.

Some of the chlorine products are stablized. But once you start putting stabilized chlorine in a pool, it essentially becomes a "swimming pool" with swimming pool maintenance. (Levels need to be checked etc)

Even chlorine itself (Household bleach) can change the pH. Dichlor and trichlor can also change the pH. I could not use trichlor products in my little pool for some reason. Tricholor is the most stabilizing. H202 is pretty much neutral.

There is also sodium perisuflate which is used as a shock. It's "safer" than chlorine products. (It doesn't impact pool pH much) It comes in powdered form.

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Laughter as workers put peroxide in algae-filled Reflecting Pool': '0 scientists in admin' [View all] BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

Even a normal intelligence highschool student would know that.. Girard442 18 hrs ago #1

"On edit: So, Donnie's idea, right?" Well he did ask about drinking bleach and shoving UV lights up people's butts. cstanleytech 18 hrs ago #4

Size of reflecting pool vs H2O3 dosage rog 17 hrs ago #8

My $5 says they didn't look up any of this information... WestMichRad 17 hrs ago #9

nor did they ask azureblue 16 hrs ago #12

I'm not a betting guy, but I would bet on that. rog 13 hrs ago #27

Yes, it can be used in pools. Since the source I Raw Story, I take it with a grain of salt LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #20

"The effects of H202 are fairly short lived." BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #26

Just when you think it can't get more stupid........... BarbD 18 hrs ago #2

Until he dies BWdem4life 17 hrs ago #7

Now called tRUMP's pool folly ... someone else will probably have a better nickname, but it does point out SWBTATTReg 18 hrs ago #3

Gonna be a whole lot of skimming going on soon EYESORE 9001 18 hrs ago #5

;-{)....... Goonch 18 hrs ago #6

Swamp monster! Eeek! debsy 15 hrs ago #19

When you fuck something up take immediate sterps to fuck it up more. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #10

Can we have a moratorium KT2000 16 hrs ago #11

Are any Congress people up for reigning Trump in, regarding "decprating" or anything else? ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #23

"left over from Biden and Obama" AverageOldGuy 16 hrs ago #13

That Spokesliar for the Interior Department can fk off all the way to Fkoffistan and back again. OMGWTF 16 hrs ago #16

call chad the pool boy (SNL) msongs 16 hrs ago #14

The poor microbes relogic 16 hrs ago #15

Do the reflecting pools have any sort of filtration system? cab67 16 hrs ago #17

I don't know if it has any filtration? Maybe a biofiltration system? LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #21

There's a thing in engineering called scaleability. Some things have it, some don't. Girard442 11 hrs ago #33

Kinda looks as tho' trump is swamping the clean.. 3825-87867 15 hrs ago #18

Soon they will put a tarp over it. twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #22

"But peroxide CAN be used as a 'bleach' (strong oxidizer) for something like hair, when concentrated" Seinan Sensei 15 hrs ago #24

Peroxide is used in some pool products. It's the detached oxygen atom that kills microbes. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #34

So ... no squirrels, birds or pet dogs are going to drink from that pool ? Because H2O2 will make them sick. eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #25

Peroxide is generally unstable BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #30

This would be funny if it weren't so tragic. yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #28

Will the H2O2 have any effect on the painted surfaces? LakeVermilion 13 hrs ago #29

Here's hoping the Ducks that swim in it won't be harmed by the chemical.. Talitha 12 hrs ago #31

If it's diluted enough BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #32