Why is testing for phosphates important?
Phosphates come from leaves, fertilizers, and bather wastes such as sweat and urine. Other phosphate sources are detergents, some insecticides, soft drinks, toothpaste and even some pool chemicals. Phosphates are a food source for algal growth in swimming pools. If phosphates are reduced in the pool water, the algae will not have nourishment and will die. Phosphates can be tested using the Lo-Chlor Phosphate Test Kit. Lo-Chlor Starver has been formulated to remove phosphates.
