Legionella: Impact of risk on building services systems in Hong Kong

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-98

  Liu, Yanmin ^a   Chao, Christopher Y H ^a   Chan, Daniel W T ^a   Burnett, John ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BUILDINGS; CODES (STANDARDS); CONTAMINATION; COOLING WATER; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; WATER SERVICE MAINTENANCE;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030648139     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014362449701800204     Document Type: Article

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