14461
Accession Number
39004
Title Of Article Chaper
Experimental Analysis of a Hot Water Tank from the View Point of Microbiological Risk (R1-TS49-PP02)
Title Of Journal Book
Clima 2010: 10th REHVA World Congress: Sustainable Energy Use in Buildings: 9-12 May, Antalya, Turkey
Collation
8 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Dangerous levels of the Legionella bacteria, which causes potentially fatal Legionnaire's disease, were discovered in the Scottish parliament in 2009 for the second time. A number of infected showers were sealed off and taps dismantled in Queensberry House and the Canongate building [1]. It was only the one of the latest recorded cases over the world. The interpretation of results is also difficult; a negative result is no guarantee that Legionella bacteria are not present. Conversely, a positive result may not indicate a failure of controls, as Legionella are present in almost all natural water sources. There are a lot of guidelines and regulations developed in many individual countries for the design, operation and maintenance for tap water systems to avoid the growth of bacteria Legionella pneumophila. The aim of this paper is to show the necessity of regulations for installations inside buildings by use of the simulation methods.
Keywords
analysis;water;tank;microbiology
pub_id
14461