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PROGRESS IN ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF WATER SERVICES.

Author(s) : BRUNDRETT G. W.

Summary

NOTES THAT WATER SERVICES ARE NOW BECOMING RECOGNISED AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ILLNESS TO PEOPLE IN AND AROUND BUILDINGS. DESCRIBES THE 3 TYPES OF ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH WATER IN BUILDINGSERVICES: 1) HUMIDIFIER FEVER, 2) PONTIAC FEVER ; AND 3) LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE. LISTS 4 FACTORS WHICH CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF WATERBORNE ILLNESSES. EXAMINES THE RANGE OF WATER SERVICES IN BUILDINGS, THE NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND RESIDENCE TIME OF THE WATER. ILLUSTRATES THE RISK OF MULTIPLICATION OF THE BACTERIA LEGIONELLA IN A DIAGA. PROVIDES ADVICE ON HOW TO AVOID THIS. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 24, N 3, 1989/05-06, 89-00926.

Details

  • Original title: PROGRESS IN ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF WATER SERVICES.
  • Record ID : 1990-0312
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Source: Source: Proc. natl. Swed. Inst. Build. Res., Gavle
    1988.09; 2-7; 3 fig.; 6 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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