ShareTHE LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE AND AIR CONDITIONING PLANT.
[In Italian. / En italien.]
Author(s) : VIGANO E. F., MAURI D.
Type of article: Article
Summary
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS ARE WRONGLY ACCUSED OF PROPAGATING THE LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE WHICH IS TRANSMITTED BY BACTERIA. IT SHOULD BE SPECIALLY STRESSED THAT THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PULMONARY INFECTIONS, ONE IS BENIGN AND THE OTHER MORE DANGEROUS BUT LESS FREQUENT. THE PAPER DEALSWITH THE PROBLEM, BOTH FROM MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL VIEWPOINTS. SOME DOUBTS ARE ELIMINATED AND DATA ARE GIVEN ABOUT PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKE THE RISK POINTS OF AN AIR CONDITIONING PLANT ARE IN FACT FEW AND EASILY CONTROLLABLE.
Details
- Original title: [In Italian. / En italien.]
- Record ID : 1988-1179
- Languages: Italian
- Source: Cond. Aria - vol. 31 - n. 12
- Publication date: 1987/12
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Comfort air conditioning
- Keywords: Health; Legionellosis; Hygiene; Air conditioning
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- Author(s) : TRAVERS I.
- Date : 1989
- Languages : English
- Source: Prop. Manag. - vol. 7 - n. 4
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RATIONALISING THE FEARS OF AIR CONDITIONING.
- Author(s) : STEWART J.
- Date : 1986
- Languages : English
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HEALTH AND HYGIENIC HUMIDIFICATION.
- Author(s) : PICKERING C. A. C., JONES W. P.
- Date : 1986/12
- Languages : English
- Source: BSRIA, Tech. Note - TN 13-86; 23 p.; 4 fig.; 5 ref.
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FACING UP TO LEGIONELLA.
- Author(s) : O'GORMAN T.
- Date : 1986
- Languages : English
- Source: Scand. Refrig./Refrig. Air Cond. Heat Recov. - vol. 89 - n. 1.064
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LEGAL VIEWPOINT: LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.
- Author(s) : NICHOLLS M., COOPER D. A.
- Date : 1990
- Languages : English
- Source: Construction - n. 74
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