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HOLIDAY HELL Great-gran, 71, left fighting for life after contracting Legionnaires disease on Jet2 Corfu holiday win five-figure payout

A GREAT-GRANDMA left fighting for her life after contracting Legionnaires’ disease on a Jet2 Corfu holiday has won a five-figure payout. Ann Best, 71, felt unwell in the second week of her trip to Sidari but initially put her flu-like symptoms down to the heat. Back home in Middlesbrough, Ann was prescribed antibiotics by her… Read more »

6 hospitalized by legionnaires’ disease in south-central London

London health officials say six adults have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease, with all cases geographically linked to a south-central London neighbourhood they would not name. Dr. Alex Summers, Middlesex-London Health Unit’s associate medical officer of health, says they’ve been investigating the cases for the past few weeks. “We have been investigating a… Read more »

Legionella bacteria discovered in water at Guthrie Healthworks in Erwin

The Guthrie Healthworks medical office in Erwin, just outside Painted Post, closed temporarily after the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was found in water samples. The state Health Department confirmed that water samples collected by facility staff tested positive for legionella bacteria. There were no reports of illness associated with the discovery, Health Department Public… Read more »

Legionnaires’ case investigated at Guilderland senior site

GUILDERLAND – State health officials confirmed Wednesday that an investigation is underway into a Legionnaires’ disease case concerning a resident of a Guilderland assisted living site that was the site of an outbreak earlier this year. One resident at the Promenade at University Place on Western Avenue recently took ill, and as a result, clinical and… Read more »

Antibiotic Resistance Surges In Dolphins, Mirroring Humans

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges in the world today since many common bacterial infections are developing resistance to the drugs once used to treat them, and new antibiotics aren’t being developed fast enough to combat the problem. Once primarily confined to health care settings, these resistant strains of bacteria are… Read more »

There may have been dozens more deaths linked to the Flint water crisis than previously known

The Flint water crisis may be best recognized for reigniting concerns about the levels of lead in municipal drinking water, but it’s less often associated with a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease — a severe form of pneumonia caused by waterborne bacteria that can be lethal if left untreated. “Flint’s Deadly Water,” the new PBS Frontline investigation that first aired… Read more »

2 new cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed in Batavia

BATAVIA, Ill. (WLS) — Illinois health officials are on high alert after two new cases of Legionnaires’ disease were recently confirmed in Batavia. There are now 14 total cases in the western suburb, most of them at retirement home Covenant Living at the Holmstad. “We are bracing ourselves knowing there may be some additional cases… Read more »

Derbyshire baby’s death could be linked to bacteria in hospital sink

The death of an extremely premature baby could have been linked to waterborne bacteria found in a Derbyshire hospital sink. The incident has only now been revealed in papers published by the organisation which oversees Derby Royal Hospital. In October and November last year, a waterborne bacteria called pseudomonas had been discovered in two sinks… Read more »

No water, no electricity, and whole families living in cars

The level of destruction in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian is shocking, says head of emergency operations for Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID. Michal Bar, head of emergency operations for Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID, doesn’t mince her words. “The level of destruction is shocking,” she says. “Since we arrived in the Bahamas last week, we have… Read more »

Fukushima: Japan will have to dump radioactive water into Pacific, minister says

More than a million tonnes of contaminated water lies in storage but power company says it will run out of space by 2022 The operator of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will have to dump huge quantities of contaminated water from the site directly into the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s environment minister has said – a… Read more »

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How the SolidTek® Biocide Feeder Package will BENEFIT YOU

SolidTek's® Biocide Feeder Package offers users a functional, safe, compact and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional brominators.

Designed for use with SolidTek’s® enhanced bromine biocide, BromTek, it offers multiple benefits:

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Managing Risk at the Water System Interface

Using system hot water (❯60 °C), Horne’s patented ILTDU delivers targeted thermal disinfection at the water system periphery, where potable water meets a non-sterile (ward) environment. Combined with elevated velocity flushing, which mechanically shears and removes excess bulk biofilm, it addresses both established pipework biofilm, and contamination driven by retrograde ingress. This approach avoids selective pressures associated with chemical dosing, supporting control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, NTM and other waterborne organisms while protecting system integrity, water quality and lowering environmental impact.

Result of using Erythorbate

To scavenge or to passivate has long been the question when controlling oxygen-induced corrosion in feed lines and steam raining equipment.
Here’s a short introduction to a product that allows you to do both: Sodium Erythorbate. It’s an oxygen scavenger and passivator utilising residual dissolved oxygen in the metal passivation reactions. Erythorbate and its degradation products continue to remove oxygen with an eventual residual of water and carbon dioxide hence not adding to the boiler water solids reducing Blowdown.

PIB Insurance Brokers

As a business in the Legionella Control Industry, are you confident that your insurance gives you the protection that you need? Have you ever been charged a higher premium on the pretext that the correct insurance cover should cost you more?

If these concerns sound familiar, your business may not be benefitting from the best value, security and advice. This is why PIB has developed an exclusive package which, combines all the benefits that you require for your business protection.

FILT’RAY Compact Range

AQUATOOLS has launched a range of filters for hospitals. FILT'RAY Compact filters provide a physical barrier to reduce the risk of infection from waterborne microorganisms. Tubular membrane microfiltration with a high filtration capacity delivers bacteriologically controlled water, securing the point-of-use for up to 4 months. They are compact to save space, ideal for taps with a low drop height. Retro-contamination is carefully controlled thanks to a protective skirt and a tilted connector which allows the filter position to be optimised.

TME Thermometers

Take your ACoPL8 testing to the next level with TME. Faster, smarter, stronger than the rest.

CLEGK2 – An unbeatable legionella kit with everything you need: a robust thermometer with inbuilt timer, fast-response dual surface/immersion probe, and a handy carry pouch.

New thermometers and thermometer kits include a FREE UKAS traceable calibration certificate.

TCWAllPort – A unique low-cost solution for concealed TMVs: a compact thermocouple socket for remote access temperature monitoring.

MM7000-2D – the smart way to go paperless. Our relaunched Bluetooth Barcode Thermometer is now more affordable than ever before.

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