Hospitals and aged care facilities around the world require defense against bacterial infections in water supplies. For example, Legionella bacteria (which causes Legionnaires Disease) reproduces at temperatures between 20-45°C and is present in water systems around the world. In Australia, outbreaks of Legionnaires are fairly frequent with a patient dying in a Hervey Bay hospital as recently as April 2015.
Legionella and other potentially dangerous bacteria including pseudomonas have the ability to gain a foothold in a water system, spread quickly, become drug resistant and harm the elderly or those with weak immune systems. Bacteria control in water systems is a hot topic in hospital and aged care facilities.
WGE Hydraulic Project Engineer, Antonio Lo Monte, explores the problem and discusses numerous solutions in this recent article on ‘The Bacteria Puzzle’ from Plumbing Connection.
Antonio states, “It is crucial that pre-filtration and treatment systems that are selected suit the end users’ needs and methods, otherwise they just don’t get used.”
Read the PDF article here: Plumbing Connection Winter 2015 - The Bacteria Puzzle
