by News | Jul 11, 2017 | News, What harm does it do to us?
Legionella Testing Cost – A Small Price for Health & Safety New York City’s Health Department recently finished testing water from 116 cooling towers in Lenox Hill. This follows a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak which claimed the life of one...
by News | Dec 29, 2016 | News, What harm does it do to us?
Water Testing Kits to Detect Bacteria Growth in Water The dangerous water situation in Flint, Michigan in the United States just continues to get worst. Municipal water was found to contain lead, it’s a disaster. They found that Flint’s water was not being enhanced...
by News | Dec 29, 2016 | News, What harm does it do to us?
Officials in New York’s Niagara County announced that they have increased tests for Legionella bacteria due to more Legionnaire’s Disease Cases being reported. The total number of confirmed Legionnaires’ disease cases has increased to 37 from last...
by News | Nov 25, 2016 | News, What harm does it do to us?
Just three months after moving into a Bupa care home, an 86-year-old man succumbed to Legionnaires’ disease and died three days later. It was a failure to act after Care Home received a positive Legionella test which led to a death What is alarming in this case is...
by News | Aug 18, 2016 | News, UK Water Quality Law & Guidance, What harm does it do to us?
Legionella Water Testing Improved After a Legionnaires’ Fatality Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia that can be contracted when a person inhales water vapor containing Legionella bacteria. It can affect people of any age, but some individuals are...
by News | May 13, 2016 | What harm does it do to us?
Hospitals, dental clinics and care homes are considered high risk for Legionella — a piece of information that may be surprising to many. After all, these areas are usually assumed to be not just clean, but also thoroughly sanitised, so it could be hard to imagine how...
