Legionella Control - Water and Wastewater Information

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Why a Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important

Legionella Testing Legionella is an aquatic organism naturally found in water supplies such as rivers, streams etc. When the water has been extracted from the organic sources, it's treated to ensure that any bacteria that exist is murdered. But on rare occasions, bacteria can survive and may replicate quite quickly. Legionella are seen in the atmosphere through the flow of contaminated water that ...

Our Latest Application: Water Hygiene

Use Case We’ve recently acquired a client that had genuine cause to ensure water temperatures at client sites were at the optimum temperatures to avoid the growth of Legionella disease. ...

National Public Health Week and Protecting Workers and Building Occupants in Puerto Rico from Exposure Hazards

Building Bridges to Better Health is the theme for this year’s National Public Health Week. The event officially takes place from April 5th through the 11th and is a time to focus on timely public health topics. Last year’s themes ranged ...

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Innovative Biofouling Control Technology

Biofouling is a major problem for the efficient operation of an open cooling water system. Slime produced by bacteria can very quickly form strong stable biofilm on heat exchanger, pipework and tower fill surfaces with really undesired consequences: Fast development - can be within days. Decrease heat transfer - 1µm of biofilm = 5 – 10 % less heat transfer. Decreased Flows – ...