Be aware! a health hazard.

Be aware! a health hazard.

At around 10 in the morning, when hotel guests were in and around the pool, I noticed the pool staff using a highly toxic solvent (turpentine) to remover paint residues from the pool liner (where the overflow grill is). I was looking closely and the staff weren't making sure there was a complete separation between this toxic chemical and the water.

The smell was horrible, not to mention the possible health-risks. Turpentine can irritate the skin and eyes, damage the lungs and respiratory system, as well as the central nervous system when inhaled, and cause damage to the renal system when ingested.

It felt like sitting in the middle of a construction site rather then a vacation. I approached the pool s manager which said it was absolutely safe and that there's a filtration system. REALLY?
When I approached him again, he undermined the possibility that I can smell this chemical and said I was talking rubbish (but did, however, tell his staff to stop doing it). So rude.
When I approached the pool manager s boss, he said I was right, but was a bit aggressive and was talking to me while going back and forth and doing some other things. Not polite.

I wonder what the ministry of health would have thought about this.