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Wales’ largest special school closes doors over Legionella in hot water system

Wales’ largest special school has closed its doors for the rest of the week after finding Legionella in its hot water system. Read the full article here

Western Isles Hospital pipeline contaminated with bacteria that causes potentially fatal illnesses

Elevated levels of Legionella have been found in the pipeline of a hospital in Stornoway. Read the full article here

Hospital water supply faces bacteria risk – coroner

A coroner has written to the health secretary warning a lack of guidance around a bacteria that could contaminate new hospitals’ water supply may lead to future deaths. Read the full article here

Officers on alert after Legionnaires’ disease found at police college

Police Scotland said routine water sampling had discovered the bacteria in showerheads at the college in Tulliallan. Read the full article here

Study identifies primary source of community-acquired legionnaires’ disease risk

Despite being one of the most prevalent types of Legionnaires’ disease, tracking the source of cases of community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease (CALD) is notoriously difficult. An in-depth study in Berlin over three years found that the presence of a virulent type of Legionella pneumophila in household water was a significantly greater predictor for CALD than the… Read more »

What we know so far after legionella outbreak in Southampton

A LEGIONELLA outbreak was discovered in a Southampton police station yesterday. Read the full article here

Queensland man hospitalised with Legionellosis after a weekend of gardening as cases spike

When Paul Copeland developed fevers, aches, and breathing difficulties in July this year, he thought he had COVID-19. Read the full article here

Residents moved back into care home with legionella in water system

CARE Home regulator the RQIA have ordered a local care home to act after the potentially deadly legionella bug was found in their hot and cold water systems. Read the full article here

Staten Island nursing home’s water systems test positive for Legionella, says state Health Dept.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One person tested positive for Legionellosis, a disease caused by exposure to Legionella bacteria, at Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Egbertville after water tests at the facility found high levels of the bacterium. Read the full article here

The patient died at SUS after being diagnosed with legionella infection

One patient died after being diagnosed with legionella infection in the hospital. A comprehensive survey is carried out to find the cause. Read the full article here

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ANNOUNCING OUR NEW GRIME SCENE COMPETITION:

Following on from the successful Grime Scene competition, we have decided to continue the theme for another year, but with a twist. This year, we are asking for photographs of the grimiest pictures you can find accompanied with another photograph of how the ‘scene’ has been improved by your maintenance or cleaning.


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Product & Service Spotlight

Introducing B & V Chemicals' new film forming amines for closed circuits and steam boilers.

Product Launch: Film forming amines.

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How the NEW SolidTek® Biocide Feeder Package will BENEFIT YOU

SolidTek® has launched its NEW Biocide Feeder which is functional, compact, and environmentally-friendly.

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

SAFER
Reduced exposure to fumes and bromine dust (non-pressurised system).

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Use with field proven mixed hydantoin biocide - better performance than standard bromine tablets.

COMPACT
Wall mounted reducing footprint of installation.

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Charge with product in under 5 minutes without isolation from the system.
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Lovibond MD640 Photometer (PTSA & Fluorescein capable)
Product Spotlight Drop Test Kits

How many times have you heard … ‘we’re not sure what the system volume is’. A common problem which can be expensive - wasting chemical over dosing, or underdosing so the treatment is ineffective (i.e. shock dosing a biocide). The MD640 photometer has PTSA & Fluorescein capability built in. Simply use our System Checkers to add to an unknown system and read a PTSA or Fluorescein levels to accurately identify the system volume.

The Hydrosense PRO range
Hydrosense

The Hydrosense PRO range pioneers Legionella pneumophila detection, the cause of over 97% of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, by identifying all the serogroups 1-15 of this dangerous Legionella species. This easy-to-use, highly sensitive test uses unique filtration, offering a three-line test result that distinguishes between serogroup 1 and serogroups 2-15 within 25 minutes. The water test has a level of detection of 100 CFU/L and swab tests detect 200 CFU per swabbed area, providing crucial, rapid insights for water safety management.