Update on Legionnaires' disease and cooling systems: Case history reviews -- What happened/what to do and current guidelines

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20085647

Puckorius, P R

Along with a brief history of Legionnaires' disease, this paper presents a detailed review of several outbreaks in the US since 1995 relative to cooling tower systems. Discussion of these systems, water treatment programs before the outbreaks, important system design and operation considerations, investigative finds, and corrective actions after the outbreaks are given in detail. What happened can be a lesson on what should be done. Specific guidelines, incorporating current knowledge and practices in cooling tower water treatment, LB testing, system operation, and verification of treatment application, are provided.

• Research Organization: Puckorius and Associates, Inc., Evergreen, CO (US)
• OSTI ID: 20085647
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (US), 06/18/1999--06/23/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: ASHRAE Transactions: Technical and symposium papers presented at the 1999 annual meeting in Seattle, Washington of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.; Volume 105, Part 2, by Geshwiler, M.; Harrell, D.; Roberson, T. [eds.], 1360 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COOLING TOWERS
LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA
WATER TREATMENT
DESIGN
OPERATION
RECOMMENDATIONS