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Article: Legionella: Impact of risk on building services systems in Hong Kong

TitleLegionella: Impact of risk on building services systems in Hong Kong
Authors
Liu, YanminChao, Christopher Y.H.Chan, Daniel W.T.Burnett, John
Issue Date1997
Citation
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 1997, v. 18, n. 2, p. 93-98 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014362449701800204
AbstractThis paper summarises the modes of contamination of Legionnaires' Disease (LD) so as to allay fears and misconceptions on LD. Isolation of Legionella in a typical hotel and a summary of LD cases in Hong Kong demonstrate the potential risks of LD infection in building services in such a semitropical climate. The Hong Kong Code of Practice is compared with other codes. It is postulated that the key to maintaining water services so as to minimise risk is to reconcile environmental effectiveness with cost-effectiveness. The optimum operational range of cooling water temperature in cooling towers illustrates this reconciliation.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/255843
ISSN
0143-6244
2021 Impact Factor: 2.473
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.534

 

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yanmin-
dc.contributor.authorChao, Christopher Y.H.-
dc.contributor.authorChan, Daniel W.T.-
dc.contributor.authorBurnett, John-
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dc.description.abstractThis paper summarises the modes of contamination of Legionnaires' Disease (LD) so as to allay fears and misconceptions on LD. Isolation of Legionella in a typical hotel and a summary of LD cases in Hong Kong demonstrate the potential risks of LD infection in building services in such a semitropical climate. The Hong Kong Code of Practice is compared with other codes. It is postulated that the key to maintaining water services so as to minimise risk is to reconcile environmental effectiveness with cost-effectiveness. The optimum operational range of cooling water temperature in cooling towers illustrates this reconciliation.-
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