cooling tower testing News
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Lets Talks Legionella With Ray Field Director Of Liquid Solutions
ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 has everyone in the industry raising the subject on the most effective way to manage Legionella, including more comprehensive cooling tower maintenance strategies and how these can promote better IAQ. This September 12th – 14th, at the upcoming ASHRAE IAQ Conference, Ray Field, Director of Goodway Liquid Solutions, will discuss a five-step preventative maintenance ...
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GEC Announces $1.5 Million Funding for Company Projects
Global Ecology Corporation (GEC), (OTCQB: GLEC) announced today that it has received an initial draw as part of a $1,500,000 funding from an investment partnership that will enable the company to expedite the completion of current development projects. These projects include three Alabama organic fertilizer-blending centers and the expansion of its existing Florida soil amendment locations. The ...
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Cooling Towers & Legionnaires Disease
The largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City history was traced to a cooling tower at a Bronx hotel in 2015. Over 120 people were infected and 12 of them died causing health officials to establish regulations for ongoing Legionella control measures. In March of 2016 in Sydney, Australia, 12 cooling towers tested positive for Legionella levels above the regulatory ...
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Bacteria that Causes Legionnaires' Disease Frequently Found in Cooling Towers
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the results of a study on the prevalence of Legionella bacteria in cooling towers across the country. According to media reports, CDC researchers found that 84% of the 196 cooling towers tested for Legionella DNA came back positive and viable Legionella was confirmed in approximately 40% of the cooling towers. This is a ...
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Plant of the Year Award for Indirect WW Discharge - Biological Pretreatment and for Water Conservation and Reuse
EDIBLE OIL REFINERY REUSES TREATED WASTEWATER A vegetable oil refinery was facing increased costs/fees for both City water and wastewater and wanted a way to reduce these costs by reusing treated wastewater for cooling tower makeup.Following treatability testing at the Dynatec lab and pilot testing at the plant, it was determined that permeate from the MBR ultrafilter would, in fact, meet the ...
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Deaths due to Legionnaires’ Disease Results in Widespread Order to Inspect Cooling Towers
The outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York continues to grow. So far, 10 people have died from the condition and over 100 have reportedly been infected. New York health officials have called in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assist with their investigation of the outbreak. Five cooling towers have already tested positive for the bacteria that cause the ...
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Delta Unveils World’s First Anti-Microbial Cooling Tower
The risk of propagation of deadly cooling tower-borne pathogens, such as Legionnaire’s Disease, can be minimized through the use of towers made of anti-microbial HDPE. Legionella, the bacteria that causes potentially fatal Legionnaire’s Disease, and other strains of deadly pathogens that are hosted by some cooling towers, have been substantially reduced by the development of a unique ...
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Delta to Reveal Anti-Microbial Cooling Tower at AHR Expo
The risk of propagation of deadly cooling tower-borne pathogens, such as Legionnaire’s Disease, can be minimized through the use of towers made of anti-microbial HDPE. Delta Cooling Towers will display the World’s first anti-microbial cooling tower at this month’s AHR Expo in Las Vegas (Booth #N7406). Legionella, the bacteria that causes potentially fatal Legionnaire’s ...
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Waterscope Visit in Bavaria, Germany
With the support of the Hungarian Consulate in Munich, WaterScope representatives led highly interesting and promising discussions with several Bavarian companies and institutes to strengthen company’s position on the German market. At the Bodensee, laboratory and scientific staff of Institut für Seenforschung followed our presentation with great interest. There was no end of their ...
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EMLab P&K Receives Accreditation from New York State for Legionella Water Testing
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces that its New Jersey laboratory is accredited by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) and is certified for Legionella water testing (NY Lab ID # 12049). The New Jersey laboratory’s NYSDOH ELAP ...
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