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Legionella servicing is a critical aspect of maintaining water systems to prevent the proliferation of Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires' disease. Understanding the legal requirements surrounding Legionella testing is essential for...
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Legionella servicing has become increasingly important in ensuring the safety of water systems, especially in environments susceptible to Legionella...
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Legionella servicing is a critical aspect of maintaining water safety in various facilities, particularly those with cooling towers and similar...
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Legionella bacteria pose a significant risk to public health, particularly in settings where they can proliferate, such as cooling towers. Proper...
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Legionella bacteria can pose serious health risks when present in water systems, making Legionella servicing a crucial aspect of facility management....
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Legionella bacteria can pose significant risks, particularly when it comes to water systems. Understanding the regulations set forth by OSHA...
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When it comes to safeguarding against Legionnaires disease, understanding the gold standard test is crucial. Legionnaires disease, a severe form of...
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Legionella bacteria pose a significant risk to public health, particularly in settings such as cooling towers and water systems. Regular Legionella...
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Legionella bacteria can pose significant risks if not properly managed. Understanding the parameters within which Legionella thrives is crucial for...
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Legionella bacteria are a significant concern in various water systems, particularly in environments such as cooling towers, where the conditions are...
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Within the realm of Legionella servicing, prioritizing safety measures against Legionnaires' disease remains essential. A common question that arises...
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In the realm of Legionella servicing, understanding the safe levels of Legionella bacteria in water is critical. Legionella, a bacterium that thrives...
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Water, an essential resource for life and daily activities, should be pure and safe for consumption. Yet, various contaminants, including Legionella,...
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As the seasons change and temperatures drop, it's time for facility managers and building owners to consider shutting down their cooling towers for...
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As our cities and buildings age, they carry with them a hidden menace - an increased risk of Legionella contamination. This potentially lethal...
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Brandon Bean: Aug 29, 2023
Cooling towers play a vital role in various industries, facilitating heat exchange and maintaining equipment efficiency. However, an often overlooked...
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The hospitality industry revolves around providing guests with comfort, relaxation, and memorable experiences. However, amidst the pursuit of...
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While aerators may appear inconspicuous in the larger context of water system maintenance, their impact on water efficiency, quality, and cost...
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When a Legionnaires' disease outbreak is suspected or confirmed, the Department of Health or relevant health authorities will initiate a...
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Proactively testing for Legionella allows a facility to stay ahead of a Legionnaires' Disease outbreak. But what about those facilities that...
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Legionella bacteria naturally occur in freshwater environments such as lakes and rivers. They can become a concern when they proliferate and are...
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Cooling towers play a vital role in the majority of industrial and commercial establishments, serving as essential components. Their primary function...
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Legionella bacteria can pose a risk of growing in Cooling Towers under certain conditions. Cooling Towers are part of the heating, ventilation, and...
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As hurricane season approaches, the focus is primarily on the potential destruction caused by catastrophic winds, heavy rains, and flooding. However,...
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Legionella bacteria are more prevalent during warmer months, typically between late spring and early fall. The warmer temperatures create an ideal...
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Legionella Water Management Plans are of paramount importance due to the significant risks posed by Legionella bacteria. These plans are essential...
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Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. The bacteria are commonly found in natural water sources, such as...
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Ice is an integral part of our summers just as sunshine and beach days are. But did you know that lying dormant in those crisp cold crunchable ice...
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Best Practices When Dealing With a Case Investigation
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Considerations When Building a Water Management Program Team
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Point of Use Filters: Why Are They Important and When are They Utilized?
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Set your facility up for success when Joint Commission surveyors come to check on your water management program.
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Prepare Your Facility Water System to Align With the 2022 Joint Commission Standards
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Even though cooling towers otherwise known as evaporative condensers or evaporative coolers are highly efficient at rejecting heat-producing cooling...
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Legionellosis is a disease caused by Legionella pneumophila and related Legionella bacteria. The severity of the infection varies from a mild illness...
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Within the past year, we have seen an aggressive increase in televised reports and news articles about the discovery of Legionella. The waterborne...
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Do you know Legionella fact from fiction? There are countless misunderstandings about this particular bacteria, so allow us to debunk some urban...
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Changes and Updates to the CDC Toolkit for Controlling Legionella in Common Sources of Exposure The CDC released the newest update to the Toolkit for...
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IWC Innovations had the unique opportunity to sit down with accomplished USA Today journalist, Elizabeth Weise, who was interested in our process of...
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EPA’s new Lead and Copper Rule better protects children and communities from the risks of lead exposure by better protecting children at schools and...
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During the summer of 2018, a national provider of senior housing came to IWC Innovations to help with a cooling system disaster at one of their...
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New York City has had the largest population of any city in the United States since the first census in 1790. To no surprise, this also means NYC has...
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There are many questions to consider when deciding how to heat and cool your building. In many cases, the mechanism that you choose to heat and cool...
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With more than 50,000 members from over 132 nations, ASHRAE is dedicated to building a healthy and sustainable environment for all.
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Legionella Fella: Mar 4, 2021
One of the most common questions I get asked is why should we test for Legionella if we’re not required to?
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1. SPECIALIZED TALENT A small business can provide you with a specialized skill set that is meant to address a particular need.
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Legionnaires’ Disease outbreaks in the United States have increased 967% since 2000. More and more people are being sickened by the Legionella...
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Well…. why does a school need a code-blue drill? Or an emergency evacuation route? Or why do they house several fire hydrants across the property?
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Have you ever wondered what qualifies someone as an expert in control of Legionella bacteria in building water systems? Of course, a robust resume...
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With the start of 2021, many of us are looking at both personal and professional goals we hope to accomplish. Making sure your business or facility...
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So what kinds of ghostly, ghouly, gruesome things are lurking in your water…. & more importantly, what happens when you do not treat them? It seems...
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Have you ever received a report on your cooling tower and wondered what they were testing? When you look into changing vendors do you know what they...
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There are various factors that go into the completion of a proper Legionella Risk Assessment. Legionella Risk Assessments (also referred to as...
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How are disinfectants being assessed in their fight against SARS-CoV-2?
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Last week part of IWC team had a chance to visit the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. IWC was invited as part of the extensive Covid-19 reopening plan the...
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What is Legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires’ disease – also called Legionellosis and Legionella pneumonia – is a severe type of pneumonia or lung...
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IWC Innovations has released a new testing and validation solution to verify the successful removal and inactivation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which...
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What kills coronavirus on surfaces? What cleaner kills coronavirus? What are cleaning procedures for Covid-19?
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Developing a Legionella Risk Assessment is a multi-step process that requires continuous review. Following both the national standards from the CDC...
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The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has developed guidance on mitigating potential health risks during reopening of buildings closed during the COVID-19...
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Why this guidance? While water systems may not seem to be high on the priority list during the COVID-19 pandemic it is important for the health and...
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Flush your water systems if you own or operate a facility that’s been dormant during the coronavirus shutdown.
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2020 Is Bringing New Legionella Regulations and Sure to Be Another Very Active & Publicized Year for Outbreaks! ARE YOU PREPARED? Ask Yourself Four...
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As water treatment engineers, we at Innovative Water Consulting are very concerned about the prolonged suspension of proper water treatment routines...
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With mandated building closures across the United States due to Covid-19, IWC, would like to remind building owners, facility managers, and building...
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Legionnaires’ disease arrived in the United States during the 1976 Philadelphia outbreak that included 182 cases of pneumonia and 29 deaths. Almost...
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The risk of Legionella in the dental practice is a reality. The first confirmed case of Legionnaires’ Disease was in 2011. An 82-year-old woman...
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The efficacy of HydroTreat in remediating a prominent New York City, Times Square hotel of Legionella pneumophilia. Executive Summary During the...
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At a time when Legionnaires’ Disease outbreaks throughout the United States have increased fivefold, more people are being sickened by the Legionella...
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IWC’s expert engineers are highly trained to provide the highest quality and conscientious installations. With decades of experience installing,...
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Our society is plagued with treatments and solutions that have worked for years, then suddenly no longer work. We have become antibiotic resistant....
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It has been estimated that the annual cost of diseases caused by waterborne pathogens is over $500 million nationwide. Waterborne pathogens are...
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What is a cooling tower? Cooling towers are designed to remove heat from a building. This heat is removed by cooling a stream of water to a lower...
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The summer of 2019 was full of high-profile Legionella Outbreaks. Many made national news and lead to PR nightmares that would cripple any large...
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Microbiological Fouling: the undesirable accumulation of micro-organisms, algae and diatoms, plants, and animals on surfaces. Bacteria can form...
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Customarily extensive planning goes into designing, installing and maintaining your facility’s water treatment systems. Budgets are formed to plan...
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In partial response to the Opera House outbreak just over three years ago in New York City and New York State put in place measures governing the...
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Today is the last day of Legionella Prevention Month. With that in mind we want to highlight a few more strategies you can implement to keep your...
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A water management plan or program identifies hazardous conditions and steps to take to minimize the growth and spread of Legionella and other...
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Updated: Nov 16, 2018 As the building and infrastructures in the United States continue to age, Legionnaires’ Disease can no longer be viewed as just...
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Updated: Nov 16, 2018 Recent Updates to the CMS Mandates on Legionnaires’ Disease On July 6, 2017, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)...
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Updated: Nov 16, 2018 Another successful Legionella Remediation! If Legionella concentrations are discovered within your facility, contact IWC:...
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Updated: Nov 16, 2018 Protect Your Family from Legionella in Pool Water Legionella bacteria become more common during warm weather. Temperatures...
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Updated: Nov 16, 2018 Check out this insightful post from Erin Brockovich. We love how she refers to this disease as the "perfect storm."
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Updated: Nov 16, 2018
