The 27 January 2020 is Thomas Crapper Day – the 110th anniversary of his death. Read about this iconic Victorian and Edwardian sanitary engineer and manufacturer whose name has caused much mirth and who became Sanitary Engineer to King Edward V11 and The Prince of Wales. Those of you who visited the Chapel Royal in St James’s… Read more »

As claims come in from people affected by a deadly outbreak of Legionella bacteria last July, the Sheraton Atlanta hotel on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court. In the suit, the company behind Sheraton Atlanta asks a judge to obligate insurance companies to pay for defense attorneys who will defend against guests’… Read more »

Two people have been sentenced after failing to control the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower at their business premises in Spring Hill, Birmingham. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard that, between June 2017 and February 2018, Kulwant Singh Chatha and partner Satpaul Kaur Chatha of Isher Hangers failed to put suitable measures… Read more »

gary dicker, director at dhd cooling, explains why the evaporative cooling tower is still a great choice. There is a lot of bad press surrounding evaporative cooling towers, but they are still one of the best long-term solutions for industrial and commercial cooling challenges and here’s why. FULL ARTICLE

Work continues to rid the Illinois veterans home of the legionella bacteria that’s led to the death of 14 people at the home since 2015 Wednesday, a group that advocates for veterans visited the home. American Legion representatives from all over Illinois and beyond came to tour the facilities and talk about the future of… Read more »

PATASKALA, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Licking County Health Department (LCHD) said Tuesday that there is a confirmed case of Legionnaires’ Disease at the Pataskala Oaks Care Center. The nursing home is located on East Broad Street and is an 86-bed facility. Operations Director for Pataskala Oaks Derrick Ratliff said they were first alerted that a resident… Read more »

Fears have been raised that bacteria which can cause Legionnaire’s Disease has been discovered in a shower at a Norfolk hospital. Inspections have identified a possible legionella contamination at North Walsham and District War Memorial hospital. FULL ARTICLE

State and local authorities are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease — two of them fatal — at a Covenant Living retirement home in Carol Stream. “Two residents of Windsor Park have died from a combination of Legionnaires’ disease and other underlying conditions,” DuPage County Health Department spokesman Don Bolger said Saturday. FULL ARTICLE

BOLINGBROOK, IL — The Will County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public health are investigating a case of Legionnaires’ disease at a senior facility in Bolingbrook. Will County health officials said a “health care-associated case” of the illness, which is a potentially fatal type of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria. FULL ARTICLE

Wastewater treatment plants can distribute legionella germs through the atmosphere, meaning folks in your community may inhale the dangerous germs. To prevent this, actions should be taken, the National Institute for Public Health additionally the Environment (RIVM) reported Tuesday based on two brand-new researches. FULL ARTICLE