Transmission of Legionnaires’ Disease in Public Facilities Legionnaires’ Disease Following an outbreak of severe pneumonia at an American Legion convention in 1976, the bacteria Legionella pneumophila was identified as the illness-causing agent [1]. The sprea... Blog Facility Management Legionella Feb 9, 2024
Industrial Cooling Water Monitoring: innowac’s Experience With rqmicro.COUNT This blog post summarizes the panel discussion with guest speaker Philipp Witzel, Sales Engineer at innowac, and Silvana Gloor, Application Specialist at rqmicro. Philipp unfolds the story of their ex... Cooling Towers Customer experience Legionella Jan 5, 2024
Legionella Threat from Air Humidifiers: A Hidden Danger in Industrial Settings Air humidifiers play a crucial role in maintaining optimal environmental conditions in production and storage facilities as well as in public and commercial buildings. Examples of such facilities rang... Blog Industry Legionella Oct 24, 2023
The Association of German Engineers (VDI) extended its guidelines to include rapid testing of Legionella in cooling towers in the VDI guideline 4250-2. As in many countries around the world, the risk posed by Legionella, the water-borne bacteria behind a serious lung infection known Legionnaires disease, became very real in 2013. That year, a Legionn... Cooling Towers Legionella News May 25, 2023
Risk Monitoring in Industrial Cooling Towers Industrial cooling towers—the larger, more powerful version of HVAC systems found in office buildings, schools, and hospitals—are used to remove heat from cooling systems found in industrial environme... Blog Cooling Towers Legionella Feb 13, 2023
Managing Legionella Risk During the Winter Months Contrary to what many individuals might believe, bacteria can thrive in both extreme hot and extreme cold. Though many strains such as Legionella—the prevalent bug behind a serious type of lung infect... Blog Legionella Legionella Risk Assessment Dec 2, 2022
Reduce Warm Water Temperature to Save Energy? Yes, but Beware of Microbiology. Energy saving is no doubt the hottest topic of this winter. What can domestic households and commercial buildings do to contribute to energy saving? Reducing the temperature of the hot water supply se... Blog Facility Management Legionella Oct 26, 2022
Controlling & Monitoring Legionella in Cooling Towers One of the larger considerations for teams that monitor and maintain cooling towers at industrial facilities is the risk that comes from Legionella – a bacteria that can cause a serious lung infection... Blog Cooling Towers Legionella Oct 24, 2022
How to Control Legionella in Your Building? Modern facilities have brought us comfort and convenience that would have been unimaginable 100 years ago. However, sophisticated and urbanized facilities also brought new threats to our health and to... Blog Facility Management Legionella Jul 27, 2022
rqmicro’s Tips for Summer Holidays Are you ready for summer holidays? So are Legionella. A recent study in the EuroSurveillance journal showed that Legionella were found in more than 65% of a total 465 tourist facilities, including hot... Blog Legionella Jul 18, 2022
Legionnaire's disease outbreaks recurring in New York City A very recent Legionnaires' outbreak in New York City was reported on the 25th of May 2022, causing 19 people sick including 1 dead. Even being thousands of miles away, public health officials in Chin... Blog Legionella Jun 3, 2022
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