Legionella

Drinking water biological stability in relation to temperature

The law establishes that drinking water temperature must be under 25°C. However, there aren’t any, or hardly any,...

Call on Indonesian attendees for cooperation

24 July 2018 — Jakarta recently played host to the seminar ‘Legionella risk, regulations & analysis’, which aimed to get its Indonesian...

KWR to advise the State of Michigan in Flint research dispute

In October 2017 KWR conducted a scoping mission for the State of Michigan in the US to get...

Airborne dispersal of Cyanobacteria

01 February 2018 — Scientists from Michigan State University have investigated whether harmful algae and associated compounds can be present in aerosols.

2017, the year of Legionella pneumophila

17 January 2018 — Maybe you weren’t aware, but 2017 was the year of a variety of animals, plants and mushrooms. Bird-watchers...

Legionella control in the tropics

Legionella pneumophila, the main cause of legionnaires’ disease, multiply primarily in aqueous environments at temperatures between 30 and...

Next step in research on L. pneumophila growth conditions

19 January 2017 — KWR has taken an extra step in our understanding of the conditions that favour the growth of L.

Oportunistic pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water

Because of the expected climate change, it is probable that in the future the earth’s warming will lead...

Future temperature in the distribution network under the impact of urbanisation and climate change

Water temperature at the pumping station has limited impact on the temperature at the tap, but groundwater temperature...