biofilm system Articles
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Remove algae and biofilm from cooling tower basins - Case Study
Possibilities & Expectations of the LG Sonic for cooling tower treatment: LG Sonic devices control the bacterial population in cooling tower systems by severely inhibiting biofilm formation. This provides a large market potential in cooling water treatment applications. It is well known that Legionella bacteria propagate by reproducing within a larger organism like parasites, ...
By LG Sonic
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Removing Legionella pneumophila and biofilms from water supply systems using plant essential oils
Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of sage (Salvia officinalis), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), peppermint (Mentha x piperita) and lemon (Citrus limonum) essential oils (EOs), supplied as commercial preparations, were investigated on Legionella pneumophila. Results showed that all EOs had antibacterial activity. Lemon oil demonstrated the best activity, with minimum inhibition concentration ...
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The importance of a dispersant in a Legionella Control Program
Outbreaks in Legionnaires’ Disease such as the one in the South Bronx of New York in August 2015 highlights the importance of having effective biofilm control as part of your overall industrial water treatment program. Colorized scanning electron micrograph (8000X) depicting a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria (Source: Centers for Disease Control). ...
By AMSA, Inc.
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Chemical disinfection of
Legionella in hot water systems biofilm: a pilot-scale 1 studyLegionella bacteria encounter optimum growing conditions in hot water systems and cooling towers. A pilot-scale 1 unit was built in order to study the biofilm disinfection. It consisted of two identical loops, one used as a control and the other as a ‘Test Loop’. A combination of a bio-detergent and a biocide (hydrogen peroxide + peracetic acid) was applied in the Test Loop three times under the ...
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Maintaining microbiological control in cooling towers
Go Beyond the Clean-up Power of AMSA BCP Chemistry Witnessing the clean-up of a heavily fouled cooling tower or cooling water system can be a dramatic experience. Many customers are sold on the strengths of AMSA BCP™ products to penetrate/disperse/clean biofilm in cooling water systems after seeing clean-up applications similar to the one pictured here. In fact, many customers have won ...
By AMSA, Inc.
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Trace2o and Holland Water in New Partnership
Holland Water and Trace2O sign production agreement around unique sensor Leading provider of water safety solutions, Holland Water, has granted the exclusive contract for the production of their Silco® Sensor to Trace2O, a major manufacturer of high-tech monitoring systems. James Gardiner of Holland Water and Trace2O’s Managing Director, Geoff Douglas, signed the production agreement ...
By Trace2o Ltd.
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Legionnaire’s Disease and Pontiac Fever
Legionnaire’s Disease Caused by Legionella Pneumophila Legionnaire’s Disease is an environmentally transmitted disease caused by the Legionella Pneumophila bacteria that infect human hosts who breathe minute droplets of water that have been contaminated with the Legionella organism, a gram-negative bacterium. Legionella Pneumophila – the legionnaire’s disease bacteria ...
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Legionella
Nomenclature Legionnaires' disease a pneumonia caused by any serogroup or sub-group of Legionella pneumophila Legionella pneumonia a pneumonia caused by any species of Legionella Pontiac Fever an acute, self-limiting, “flu-like” illness caused by certain species of Legionella Legionellosis any human disease caused by a species of Legionella ...
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Controlling scale in water systems helps prevent legionella
The Legionella bacterium, Legionella Pneumophila (LP), the fundamental agent of Legionnaire’s Disease, is a water-based organism, which causes infection when inhaled in an aerosol form. Legionnaires' Disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness ...
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