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Risk management methodologies for control of Legionella in cooling towers.

Author(s) : BROADBENT C.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Cooling towers require routine servicing of the moving parts, regular cleaning and close monitoring if they are to operate satisfactorily. Regulatory authorities recognise that cooling towers, if not operated and maintained correctly, present a Legionnaires' disease hazard. The risk of disease has been listed under five critical risk categories. This article elaborates on the risk categories, describes recent developments in performance-based risk management techniques are now available to provide appropriate solutions.

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  • Original title: Risk management methodologies for control of Legionella in cooling towers.
  • Record ID : 2005-2537
  • Languages: English
  • Source: EcoLibrium - vol. 4 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2005/03

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