Swimming pool chemicals include sanitizers (like chlorine, bromine, or salt systems) to kill germs, pH adjusters (such as muriatic acid and soda ash) to balance acidity, and balancing chemicals like cyanuric acid for chlorine stabilization, calcium hardness increaser, and total alkalinity increaser to maintain water quality. Other types include shock treatments to kill contaminants, algaecides to prevent algae growth, clarifiers and flocculants to clump particles, and specialty chemicals for stain and scale removal or filter cleaning.
