Legionella in industrial cooling towers: Monitoring and control strategies

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Carducci, A ^a   Verani, M ^a   Battistini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocide; Disinfection; Environmental water; Industrial cooling towers; Legionella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; COOLING; COOLING TOWERS; COOLING WATER; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; INDUSTRY;

AEROSOL CONTAMINATION; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; CONCENTRATION OF; COOLING TOWER WATER; DISINFECTION TREATMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA SPP; LEGIONELLOSIS; LOW LEVEL; MONITORING AND CONTROL; TOTAL BACTERIAL COUNT; WATER SOLUTIONS;

WATER COOLING TOWERS;

BIOCIDE; CHLORINE;

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROL SYSTEM; COOLING WATER; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HYDRODYNAMICS; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING TOWER; DISINFECTION; EVALUATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEGIONELLA; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA;

EID: 72149129203     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02750.x     Document Type: Article

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