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No, swimming in chlorine pools does not prevent fleas on dogs. Also, too much of the chlorine could be harmful to the dog. Try getting some flea prevention from the vet or from the store.
To kill bacteria
Not sure, does it?
No. In fact chlorine is added to swimming pools to kill bacteria.
Chlorine.
Chlorine is used to kill bacteria in swimming pools. It's the same thing used to clean your drinking water.
to keep the water clean and kill germs
Chlorine is used to clean pools because it is an effective disinfectant that helps kill bacteria, viruses, and other contaminants in the water, keeping it safe for swimmers. Chlorine also helps control algae growth and maintain water clarity.
Chlorine itself is not visible in swimming pools, but you can see its effects in the form of clear, clean water. Chlorine is added to pools to disinfect and kill bacteria, algae, and other microorganisms that can make the water cloudy or green.
You use it to kill the jerms in the pool!
Usually a chlorine based chemical is used. But chlorine doesn't kill it all. See link for more.
Salt water pools are chlorine pools it just that the chlorine is electronically made from the salt. Salt water pools have problems with algae the same as just freshwater chlorine pools. If you are lucky you may be able to nip algae in the but by over chlorinating but more often then not you would be well advised to throw some algaecide in the pool to kill it of. (Always follow the directions on the bottle.)