Effective Legionella Surveillance in Cooling Towers

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rqmicro.COUNT enables cooling tower operators to monitor the presence of Legionella with reliable results generated on-site or in labs within 2 hours.

Cooling towers use evaporation to remove heat energy from water and thereby release aerosols into the atmosphere. If Legionella is present, the aerosolized water can spread the bacteria over miles and endanger surrounding residents. Regular disinfection and cooling tower maintenance protects facility operators, visitors, and residents from exposure to Legionella . The required frequency of measures depends on the cooling load, use of biocides, the environmental conditions present in the area where the cooling tower is located and the cooling tower’s design.

Cleaning, disinfecting, and remediating cooling towers involves a hierarchy of protocols that form a water hygiene management program. rqmicro.COUNT proposes a solution to determine and control the effectiveness of water hygiene management based on direct insight provided by single-cell counting of viable bacteria.

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42. BlmSchV (Germany)

Verordnung über Verdunstungskühlanlagen, Kühltürme und Nassabscheider - 42. BImSchV

The VDI Guideline 4250 Section 2 in support of the 42. ordinance for the implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act, 42. BlmSchV, includes flow cytometry and specific cell separation technology deployed in the rqmicro.COUNT instrument.

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WEBINAR | Expert Laboratory Legionella – Rapid quantification and subtyping of L. pneumophila in evaporative cooling systems

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rqmicro.COUNT enables effective hygiene management in cooling towers through:

  • Fast detection of contamination with results immediately available online
  • Quantitative monitoring of Legionella and total bacteria to optimize treatments, plan maintenance and reduce costs
  • Implementation of effective procedures to mitigate health, operational, financial and regulatory risks


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Benefits

 Improved risk assessment and hazard avoidance of potential Legionella growth in wastewater treatment plants

  Continuously monitoring the treatment ensures a cost-effective and sustainable operation

 Chemical dosing and measuring the success of cooling water treatments

 Reduction of health risks to employees, visitors, guests, patients

Water Treatment plant

Improved risk assessment and hazard avoidance of potential Legionella growth in wastewater treatment plants

Water  testing

 Continuously monitoring the treatment ensures a cost-effective and sustainable operation

Chemical dosing adjustments

 Chemical dosing and measuring the success of cooling water treatments

Protect public health

 Reduction of health risks to employees, visitors, guests, patients

Rapid Microbiology Tests for the Cooling Tower Monitoring

Intact Cell Count

Test kit for the rapid and quantitative detection of total viable bacteria in water samples.

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Legionella Test Kits

Test kits for the rapid and quantitative detection of Legionella in water samples.

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Take the first step towards gaining a deeper understanding of what's affecting your water system.

Beatriz Furones Cuadrado

Senior Sales Manager (DACH, Nordics, Latin America, Spain)

Phone: +41 78 259 23 37
Email: beatriz.furones@rqmicro.com
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Christophe Gutknecht

Senior Sales Manager (DACH, France, Benelux, Africa)

Phone: +41 78 229 51 15
Email: christophe.gutknecht@rqmicro.com
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Xueying Mao

Business Development Manager, Chief Representative RO China

Phone: +86 189 3096 79 65
Email: xueying.mao@rqmicro.com
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Niyanthan Theivendran

Senior Sales Manager (North America, UK, Middle East)

Phone: +41 78 251 54 66
Email: niyanthan.theivendran@rqmicro.com
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