It’s a quiet danger that can turn a fun day at the beach into tragedy. A seemingly harmless hole dug by a beach goer can be a deadly trap – a place where walls are quick to crumble, but powerful enough to suffocate a person buried inside.

The simple answer is that not all of the ocean floor is made of sand. The ocean floor consists of many materials, and it varies by location and depth. In shallow areas along coastlines, you’ll mainly find sand on the ocean floor. Over 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans.

“An amount as small as a grain of sand can kill you,” Dr Karen Grimsrud, Alberta’s chief medical officer, told reporters after traces of carfentanil were found in the bodies of two men who had overdosed. “Carfentanil is about 100 times more toxic than fentanyl and about 10,000 times more toxic than morphine.”

“At beaches where pets are allowed,” she adds, “the sand may be contaminated with dog feces that contain Toxocara canis, a parasite roundworm.” The best way to prevent ingesting the parasite is by washing your hands with soap and water — and teaching your children to do the same — before touching any food at the beach.

Unlike playground equipment or plain dirt — places that are teeming with germs that are generally harmless to humans and can even help strengthen a child’s immune system — sandboxes are rife with parasitic germs that can cause severe infections including Baylisascariasis (raccoon roundworm), toxocariasis and …

Bleach Method – How To Sanitize Playground Sand With Bleach

1. First make sure to rake out any large debris and feces.
2. Mix 1 part bleach to 1 part water in a spray pump.
3. Soak the top layer then rake or shovel to mix in.
4. Repeat this process at least two times, I recommend four.

Cinnamon is a natural bug repellent that’s safe to use around kids. Sprinkle a whole lot of cinnamon into the sand and mix it very well. Repeat this process on a regular basis to keep most bugs from getting in the sandbox.

If you’ve already noticed ants in your sandbox, you’ll want to start from scratch—the cinnamon will only repel ants, not kill existing insects or their eggs. Dump your sandbox’s old contents, and give it a good cleaning with dish soap and a scrub brush.

Insects don’t like the smell of cinnamon (silly little bugs). Grate a cinnamon stick then sprinkle it around any place (inside or outside) you’re trying to get rid of ants or other annoying bugs. You can even sprinkle it around your kids’ sandbox to keep the bugs away. Brilliant!

Sandboxes also attract other insects, so they not only provide the perfect shelter for sand ants, but a stocked kitchen! Ants love to feast on pretty much anything that they can get their 6 legs on. And if they want a sweet treat, no problem.

Ants are pretty fond of sugar but they hate pepper. Cayenne pepper or black pepper are hated by ants. You can also make a solution of pepper and water and spray it near the entrant areas. The pepper wouldn’t kill the ants but definitely deter them from returning to your house.

Bleach is the single best solution to prevent and eliminate ants from your home. Moreover, unlike other types of ant killers, it works on all types of ants. To use bleach to keep out ants, wipe down the countertops, floors and other areas where ants could enter your home with bleach.