Legionella Control
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Fresh Water Treatment for:
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Cooling Tower
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Chlorine Dioxide has been shown to be extremely effective in the control of legionella bacteria and the prevention of Legionnaires’ Disease.
Legionnaires’ Disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria which live in biofilms in water systems. Many conventional biocides are ineffective in controlling legionella and are unable to penetrate or disperse biofilms. Chlorine Dioxide, or ClO2 for short, has been shown to be extremely effective at penetrating and killing biofilms and the legionella bacteria that they harbour.
The Journal of Applied Microbiology reports that:
“Chlorine dioxide…was identified as the most efficient [continuous treatment] for controlling L. pneumophila in a domestic water system.
An investigation carried out by BSRIA into the treatment of hot and cold water systems using Chlorine Dioxide it was shown to be more effective than the traditional temperature regime in controlling both biofilms and legionella bacteria in model domestic water systems. (BSRIA Technical Note TN 2/98).
Legionnaires’ Disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria which live in biofilms in water systems. Many conventional biocides are ineffective in controlling legionella and are unable to penetrate or disperse biofilms. Chlorine Dioxide, or ClO2 for short, has been shown to be extremely effective at penetrating and killing biofilms and the legionella bacteria that they harbour.
The Journal of Applied Microbiology reports that:
“Chlorine dioxide…was identified as the most efficient [continuous treatment] for controlling L. pneumophila in a domestic water system.
An investigation carried out by BSRIA into the treatment of hot and cold water systems using Chlorine Dioxide it was shown to be more effective than the traditional temperature regime in controlling both biofilms and legionella bacteria in model domestic water systems. (BSRIA Technical Note TN 2/98).