CROOKSTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a hotel in northwestern Minnesota. Four people reported getting sick between Jan. 22 and Jan. 27 after staying at the Crookston Inn and Convention Center. None of them stayed in the hotel overnight and visited the hotel for […]
Closed Loop Systems Treated With Glycol A variety of heat transfer fluids are used to provide freeze protection for industrial equipment and HVAC closed-loop heating and cooling systems. These fluids may be used in systems that operate anywhere between -60°F to 300°F. Many heat transfer fluids are glycol-based, containing either ethylene glycol or propylene glycol. […]
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – A bacteria known to cause Legionnaires’ disease was found at the University Hospital of Brooklyn, according to multiple tests. The Prospect Lefferts Garden hospital, which is part of the SUNY Downstate campus, says that testing revealed a high percentage of legionella pneumophila in the building’s water. The hospital announced that staff and […]
to file a lawsuit. Call (612) 337-6126 for a free consultation. Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease since November have prompted officials at Alomere Health hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota, to work with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to try and identify possible sources of Legionella bacteria. The first patient was sickened at Alomere Health, located at 111 17th Avenue East, in late November; […]
There are multiple factors which can contribute to corrosion within a closed loop system. For this blog we will concentrate on erosion corrosion. This is caused by particulate in the system sand blasting the piping, causing leaks typically in elbows and threaded sections of the piping. This can also be damaging to small areas of […]
The year’s first Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has claimed a life after two patients at a Richlandtown, Pennsylvania, care center were confirmed with the deadly respiratory illness, according to WFMZ-TV. The two individuals, who came to Phoebe Richland Health Care Center from two area hospitals, were diagnosed on Jan. 2 and Jan. 5. The patient who passed away died […]
Recent testing of the water supply at Spectrum Health Pennock Hospital in Hastings found positive results for Legionella bacteria. Legionella is the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease. The results were reported to the Barry-Eaton District Health Department on Wednesday. The testing was done after a second case of Legionnaire’s disease in patients at the hospital […]
A 2017 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Legionnaires’ disease is widespread in long-term care facilities – and 75 percent of cases could be prevented with better water management. The most recent example of this is happening currently at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, where an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has resulted in 14 patients being […]
The sequence of valve operation in boiler blowdown is extremely important. Despite the variety of procedures in practice, there is one, and only one, proper sequence in opening and closing the bottom blowdown valves of the boiler. The opening sequence is to open valve B first and then valve A. The closing sequence is to close valve […]
Six new illnesses have been identified in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at University Hospital in Madison, raising the case count to 11, according to UW Health officials. The outbreak was first reported on Nov. 28 when four cases of the deadly respiratory illness were confirmed. A fifth case and a fatality were announced the next day. The new illnesses […]
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