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    Recently, cooling towers have become recognized as a major source of Legionella infection. This fact has stimulated a growing number of lawsuits and it is expected that this trend will continue.

    - W. Craig Meyer, Pierce College

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    W. Craig Meyer is professor of Environmental Science at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, Calif. He has been involved with various aspects of water quality research and consults with companies regarding water quality issues.



    References:

    1 Meyer, W.C. "Controlling Legionella in Cooling Towers." IAQ Applications (ASHRAE), Spring, 2000, p. 9—12.

    2 Meyer, W.C. "Avoid Legionellosis Lawsuits Over Cooling Towers." Chem. Engineering, Sept. 2000, p. 113—117.

    3 Meyer, W.C. "Legionella: Minimizing Risks." Water Engineering and Management. Aug. 2000, p. 24—25.

    4 Kusnetsov, J.M. et al. "Efficacy of Three Prevention Strategies Against Legionella in Cooling Tower Water Systems." Jour. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, June, vol. 82, no.6, p.763—8.

    5 Dominque, F.L. et al. "Effects of Three Oxidizing Biocides on Legionella Pneumophilia Sereogroup 1." Appl. Environmental Microbiology, 1988, March, vol. 54, no. 3, p. 741—7.

    6 Korich, D.G. et al. "Effects of Ozone, Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorine and Monochloramine on Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst Viability." Appl. Environmental Microbiology, 1990, May vol. 56, no. 5, p. 1423—8.

    7 Restand L. et al. "Efficacy of Ozonated Water Against Various Food-Related Microorganisms." Appl. Environmental Microbiology, 1995, Sept. vol. 61, no. 9, p. 3471—5.

    8 Gerherdt, P. ed., Manual of Methods for General Bacteriology. American Society for Microbiology. 1981, p. 185—88.



    Source: Water Quality Products   April 2001   Volume: 6 Number: 4
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