EPA vs. Sodium Bromide: The Real Story Part 1 of 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the EPA's decision on sodium bromide and its impact on pool maintenance.

The EPA’s sodium bromide relabeling decision didn’t just tweak a bottle panel, it pulled a familiar algae treatment tool out of the outdoor pool conversation overnight. We’re joined by Scott Hamilton, the CEO of United Chemical to explain what the EPA’s interim decision actually says, why “not for use in outdoor pools” now shows up on sodium bromide-based algaecides, and how that single change ripples through distribution when big suppliers decide they won’t stock the category at all. ...

People in this episode

Host: David Van Brunt

Guest: Scott Hamilton

Topics covered

• EPA regulations
• sodium bromide
• pool maintenance
• algae treatment
• chemical distribution

Keywords

• EPA
• sodium bromide
• algaecides
• pool care
• chemical regulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Chemical, EPA

Products: sodium bromide

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