• Mineral Sanitizers Mineral sanitizers are often installed in modern swimming pools, reducing the need for chemical-based sanitizers like chlorine.
  • Microbes Microbes are constantly entering swimming pool water, and is a major reason for necessary sanitation of swimming pool water.
  • Micron A micron is a unit of length, equal to one twenty five thousandth of an inch (1 / 25,000), and is used often when describing the size of particulates a swimming pool filter system can capture.
  • Magnesium Hardness Magnesium hardness describes the level of magnesium carbonate levels in swimming pool water.
  • Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium carbonate can form in swimming pool water as water scale, if the total hardness of the water is too high.
  • Mustard Algae Mustard algae is a hearty, tough-to-eradicate form of algae that can appear in swimming pools with low sanitizing ability and that have been contaminated with mustard algae spores.
  • Muriatic Acid Muriatic acid, also called hydrochloric acid, is a chemical commonly added to swimming pool to decrease total alkalinity and pH levels in pool water.
  • Magnesium Magnesium is a mineral found naturally in swimming pool water, as local water sources usually contain magnesium.