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People are peeing in the swimming pool, and we have the chemistry to prove it. Because, yeah, that's not chlorine that creates the distinctive pool smell. That's chemicals that form when chlorine reacts with pee. And sweat. And body oils. But mostly pee! Researchers mixed chlorine with uric acid, a compound found in both sweat and urine, but by far in more concentration in urine. The results: trichloramine and cyanogen chloride, which contribute to the pool smell, but even worse it can irritate your eyes and lungs. So if you're tired of getting all red-eyed after a swim, and your pool smells like "chlorine" you now know what to blame. And that's why chemists are asking people to please, PLEASE, stop peeing in the pool