Legionnaires’ Disease Detected in the Territory and COVID Numbers Fall Again

COVID-19 cases continue to decline from 3,395 on Jan. 7 to 473 on Feb. 1 and finally to 324 on Feb. 7, but at the weekly Government House Briefing Monday residents were alerted to a new health threat – Legionnaires’ disease – a type of severe pneumonia. Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 09/02/2022 @ 1:02 pm
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Bacteria build communities using chemical signals comparable to radio waves

Scientists showed that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa communicate using chemical signals analogous to radio signals in order to help cells join together and form communities. Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 01/02/2022 @ 12:48 pm
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BS 8580-2:2022 standard now available to purchase

BS 8580-2:2022 Water quality – Risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other waterborne pathogens. Code of practice This standard is now available for purchase from the BSi shop.  WMSoc members can find discount codes for the purchase of this new standard in the Winter edition of Waterline.  Click here to visit the web store

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 31/01/2022 @ 9:47 am
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DHSS investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases possibly linked to Phelps County hospital

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among previously hospitalized patients at Phelps Health at Rolla. The first case occurred in May 2021. The source of the bacteria that caused these individuals to acquire infection is under investigation.  Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 26/01/2022 @ 3:26 pm
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David Sassoli: Flags lowered for EU parliament leader

Leading EU figures have paid tributes to European Parliament President David Sassoli, who has died at the age of 65.  Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 24/01/2022 @ 12:04 pm
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Prevention, monitoring favored decrease of legionellosis cases: French agency

Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported to the French health agency Santé Publique France decreased in 2020, confirming a downward trend evident over previous years. Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 14/01/2022 @ 12:05 pm
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HSE eBulletin: Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (‘the PPER 2022’) were laid before Parliament on 10 January 2022. Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 12/01/2022 @ 12:08 pm
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The Flint Water Dept. Failed its Chemistry Test

There are chemistry teachers all over the U.S. that know this simple truth: chemistry matters in everyday life. Nothing demonstrates this principle more than when you look back at the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 11/01/2022 @ 12:39 pm
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Publication of Consultation Response on amendments to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

As you may be aware, changes are being made to the PPER 1992 to align with a court judgment which decided that the Government had failed to adequately transpose Article 8(4) and 8(5) of EU Directive 89/391/EEC (“the Framework Directive”) and Article 3 of EU Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 (“the Personal Protective Equipment Directive”)… Read more »

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 14/12/2021 @ 2:46 pm
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Remembering the Legionnaires’ Outbreak

After a mysterious illness killed dozens of American Legion members, public health officials launched the largest medical investigation in history to find out why. Read the full article here

Posted by: Waterline Admin on 09/12/2021 @ 2:32 pm
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