Choosing your supplier of Legionella Tests Kits need not be so difficult. First, decide a water quality testing routine, then choose the test kits to use. There are many products available in the market. So you’ll need to ensure that the one you’ll be using will...
Legionella - A work place risk? Legionella Testing: Are your workers at risk? Some places of work have a heightened risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria. These worksites are considered high-risk because their facilities have a substantial amount of water systems...
Does Your Office Need to Use a Legionella Testing Kit? Water systems that are ideal breeding spaces for Legionella bacteria can be found even in the most ordinary places in the office. Systems such as water coolers, vending machines, sinks or drinking water fountains...
Regular testing and monitoring of water systems is one of the key components of the responsibilities of duty holders in managing the risks of Legionella bacteria. But how often should you buy a Legionella test kit? There is no set frequency as to when and how often...
There’s danger lurking in care homes nationwide and most of the time, owners and staff have no idea about it. It definitely took the death of a 95-year-old man from a Reading Borough Council care home to provide a stark reality check. The episode showed how...
Design How can Legionella Test Kits help monitor the effectiveness of the design and maintenance of water systems? Water distribution design, when done correctly, can minimise several problems. These include reducing the risk for water contamination by Legionella...
The Importance of Water & Making Sure Its Completely Safe for the Family to Consume People need water more than food; this is a scientific fact. In a documentary aired by the Discovery Channel, an old couple that suffered an accident on a road trip. It revealed...
The first thing you’ll know about Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is that it’s a mouthful as most bacteria names are. There is no known nickname for it, but it does have former names:Pseudomonas maltophilia and Xanthomonas maltophilia. Should it ever be known in the...
Not many people are aware of the health dangers caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The interesting thing about disease caused by this bacteria is that the most serious infections occur in hospital and healthcare facilities. People go to these places to address their...
Myths About Legionnaires' Disease Legionnaires’ disease is one of those medical conditions that can be the stuff that urban legends are made of. Can you really catch it when you choke on water? Did some people in Louisiana really get it just by shopping in a...
