A Healthy Building – A Healthy Water Supply

Legionella is not a bacterium that occurs in many places in nature, but the conditions within work and home buildings encourage it to grow. Water tanks, cooling systems and pipes where trapped water is heated can provide the ideal, unnatural environment for bacteria to breed. Anywhere that people are exposed to water in vapour form can then pose a risk, so shower and bathroom areas where steam gathers need to be seriously protected.
Legion was first noted and named in America, 1976, after a conference at the American Legion was followed by an outbreak of a mystery illness. 34 people were killed by the bug, which was subsequently referred to as “Legionella”

The symptoms of Legionella could lead it to be confused with the flu. It needs to be treated with antibiotics and also rehydration therapy, since victims could suffer aches, pains, fever, stomach upset and disorientation. Fortunately Legionella is not contagious since it can only be contracted through the inhalation of water droplets.
There are plenty of ways to prevent Legionella before it poses a threat, and it does not always require chemical treatment. It is possible to treat Legionella via environmentally friendly methods. Legionella risk assessments Primarily it is important to keep water supplies and systems clean and free from the food that Legionella thrives on such as scale, rust, algae and mould.

Secondarily, it is important to kill any bacterium that could be present in the system. Chlorine can be highly effective, but there is a greener way to treat the problem. Water systems should be flushed with water, super heated to at least 60 degrees Celsius. This needs to be repeated every six weeks.
It is vital to protect the environment at your workplace and the law requires full records. If you want to treat your workplace water system, get in touch with a specialist water treatment company who can clean and treat your water without the need for harsh chemicals.

Precise are a water treatment, air conditioning and facilities management company based in the UK. We carry out Legionella risk assessments and treatment of water systems. Contact us to look after the Precise environment that your business needs.

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