How to Kill Legionella Bacteria

How to Kill Legionella Bacteria

Controlling and preventing legionella growth is essential to minimise the risk from this potentially harmful bacteria. Legionella thrives in certain conditions, so it is important to identify the risk first, and then to modify or change these conditions to kill any...
How Long Can Legionella Survive?

How Long Can Legionella Survive?

The legionella bacteria grows and thrives in man-made water systems where certain conditions are present. These conditions can include optimum temperatures that encourage bacterial growth, stagnant or slow-moving water and systems where there are contaminants present....
How to Test for Legionella in Water

How to Test for Legionella in Water

Legionella outbreaks can occur if you do not test water systems regularly or thoroughly. Testing is essential for protecting people’s health and mitigating the risk. Where Does Legionella Occur? The legionella pneumophila bacterium occurs naturally in the world around...
What is Legionella

What is Legionella

Legionella is a bacteria. Its full name is legionella pneumophila. You find it in both natural and man-made water systems. In lakes, streams and rivers it occurs at levels that are not harmful to humans. But in man-made systems, legionella may grow and spread to the...
How to Kill Legionella Bacteria

How to Treat Legionella in Water

The most common place to find the legionella bacteria is in water. In natural water systems such as lakes and streams, it occurs in low levels that are not harmful to human health. However, in man-made systems, legionella can thrive and multiply, presenting serious...
Cleaning, Sanitising and Disinfection

Cleaning, Sanitising and Disinfection

Why Clean? To make locations look aesthetically pleasing, smell nice or to protect people from harmful bacteria and viruses? All are true however for many years the act of disinfecting surfaces has largely been the preserve of food providers. Traditional training for...