Separate and ventilate: Getting some chemicals for your pool?

Last updated: 04 February 2025

Getting some chemicals to keep your pool water clean?

Pool chemicals such as liquid, dry or granular pool chlorine are classed as dangerous goods and they need to be handled carefully.

Dangers associated with some pool chemicals

Some commonly used pool chemicals are incompatible. This means that if they come into contact with each other, or are subject to temperature increase or moisture, they can be dangerous (e.g. produce toxic chlorine gas, explode, combust).