Management of Legionella in Water Systems

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Water Science and Technology Board, et al.

Legionnaires' disease, a pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, is the leading cause of reported waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Legionella occur naturally in water from many different environmental sources, but grow rapidly in the warm, stagnant conditions that can be found in engineered water systems such as cooling towers, building plumbing, and hot tubs. Humans are primarily exposed to Legionella...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030949947X
• ISBN13: 9780309499477
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.2"