Occasionally children are the victims of mass poisoning from an environmental contaminant
that occurs due to an unexpected common point source of exposure. In many cases the
contaminant is a widely used chemical generally considered to be safe. In the following
case, members of a sports team visiting a community for an athletic event were exposed to
chemicals while staying at a local motel. Bromine-based sanitizing agents and other
chemicals such as hydrochloric acid, which were used in excess in the motel's swimming …