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Legionella Control in Cooling Towers by Electrolytic Disinfection
Author(s) -
Forstmeier M.,
Wozny G.,
Buss K.,
Tölle J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.200500073
Subject(s) - legionella , hazardous waste , cooling tower , waste management , water cooling , environmental science , engineering , process engineering , mechanical engineering , genetics , bacteria , biology
The cooling towers of any industrial plant pose a large risk due to the existence of hazardous micro‐organisms, especially Legionellae. The electrolytic disinfection process has a wide applicability in the process industry. The results of an industrial case study are presented.