Efficacy of three prevention strategies against legionella in cooling water systems

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 763-768

  Kusnetsov, J M ^a   Tulkki, A I ^b   Ahonen, H E ^b   Martikainen, P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Finland Post Corporation   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COOLING; COOLING WATER; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOCIDE TREATMENT; COOLING WATER SYSTEMS; DISINFECTION EFFECTS; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; LEGIONELLAE; MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES; NITROPROPANE; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; WATER TEMPERATURES;

BIOCIDES;

BRONOPOL; COOLING WATER; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; LEGIONELLACEAE; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLACEAE;

BACTERIA; CONTROL STRATEGY; COOLING SYSTEM; LEGIONELLA;

EID: 0030613380     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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