Posted by poolplantcourses.com on Friday, May 13, 2016,
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Legionella is a type of bacteria that is of particular concern to the pool operator, or indeed, any operator of a facility that has a hot and cold water system. The legionella bacteria causes legionairres disease, which is an infection of the lungs. The mortality rate is currently 12%, which means that if 100 people were to contract the disease during an outbreak, approximately 12 of them would die.
Legionella bacteria multiply in water and the disease is caught by inhalation. This means that ...
