Anti-Microbial Option in Chiller/Cooling Tower Applications
Innovative design hinders the growth of hazardous cooling tower-borne pathogens
A new Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study involving 196 cooling towers nationwide found that 84 percent contained Legionella DNA, indicating that the dangerous bacteria that causes a severe, even fatal type of pneumonia were present or had been at some point. This means the real question is not “whether there will be another outbreak” but only “where and when” it will occur.
“During 2000–2014, passive surveillance for legionellosis in the United States demonstrated a 286 percent increase in reported cases per 100,000 population,” states the CDC website.