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Training Approved for New ASSE Legionella Certification Standard

HC Info offers ASSE 12080 course bundle
November 16, 2020
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Anyone can become ASSE-12080 certified by completing 24 hours of approved education and then passing the ASSE-proctored exam.
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Prevention Efforts Prove Critical With Heightened Risk Of Legionella In School Water Systems

Intellihot advocates for proactive water safety measures to mitigate health threat
September 28, 2020
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Though there is always a risk of Legionella in stagnant water systems, schools may be at a much higher risk now.
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Dealing With Legionella Concerns as Buildings Reopen

How to ensure your HVAC customers keep their building water systems pure
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Gordon White
June 26, 2020
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Many buildings have sat during facility closures caused by COVID-19, which is leading some to worry about the possibility for outbreaks of legionella.
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ASHRAE Seeks Third Round of Comments on Legionella Guideline 12

November 6, 2018
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ASHRAE Guideline 12 is intended for use by owners of human-occupied buildings and those involved in the design, construction, installation, commissioning, management, operation, maintenance, and service of centralized building water systems and components.


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Protecting Cities from Legionnaires' Disease

South Bronx hospital adopts new anti-microbial cooling tower technology to stave off Legionnaires' Disease
July 23, 2018
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Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of lung infection caused by exposure to bacteria known as Legionella. Found naturally in freshwater environments like lakes and streams, Legionella becomes a health hazard when it grows unabated in water that is not properly treated. While this can include shower heads, hot tubs, and hot water heaters, cooling towers are often found to be the source of outbreaks.


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Goodway Technologies Corp.: Cleaning Solution

July 16, 2018
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered BioSpray® Tower kills 99.9 percent of Legionella pneumophila when it is properly applied to hard, non-porous surfaces like cooling towers.


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Spartan Bioscience Announces Study Results from Legionella Testing of Canadian Government Buildings

March 22, 2018
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Spartan Bioscience announced scientific results from a Legionella testing study of Canadian federal government buildings. The 12-week study tested 51 cooling towers in Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal and compared weekly on-site Legionella DNA testing vs. monthly Legionella culture testing. Legionella DNA testing was performed with the Spartan Legionella Detection System.
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Spartan Bioscience Announces Legionella DNA test

January 29, 2018
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Spartan Bioscience today announced the product launch of the Spartan Legionella Detection System. It is the first on-site DNA test for Legionella and it can detect and quantify Legionella bacteria in 45 minutes. The system consists of a coffee-cup-sized, portable DNA analyzer called the Spartan Cube® and a single-use disposable test cartridge.
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Keeping Cooling Towers Clear of Legionella

US CDC report shows an increase in Legionnaires’ disease
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Joanna R. Turpin
August 21, 2017
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The CDC study screened 196 cooling towers around the U.S. and found Legionella DNA (indicating the bacteria were there, live or dead, at some point) in 164 of the towers sampled and live Legionella bacteria in 79 of them.
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Anti-Microbial Option in Chiller/Cooling Tower Applications

Innovative design hinders the growth of hazardous cooling tower-borne pathogens
July 24, 2017
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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. 


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