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Children Sickened By Filtration Issue At Public North Jersey Pool Children Sickened By Filtration Issue At Public North Jersey Pool
Children Sickened By Filtration Issue At Public North Jersey Pool A North Jersey pool has reopened after some children sickened by a filtration issue over the weekend. An issue with the filtration equipment at the Maplewood Community Pool released a sediment that turned the water greenish-brown and was accompanied by a strong odor Saturday night and Sunday, ABC7 reports. Parents on Facebook said that their children had burning eyes/throats, were lethargic and vomiting. Pool officials released a statement on Sunday saying the filtration issue caused a sudden smell of chlorine as the filter was restarted. "We deeply apologize that this malfunction occurre…

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by Cecilia Levine