Poor maintenance of water systems can bring negative effects both to the environment and to people’s health. In fact, Legionnaires’ disease can develop in water systems and spread through tiny droplets that people can breathe in.
For this reason, it’s crucial to maintain your water cooling towers not only to prevent spreading such a disease but also to keep your water system efficient. You can achieve this with the use of chemical-free water treatment designed for cooling towers.
Legionnaires’ Disease
Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by a bacterium called Legionella. You can get this disease if you inhale the air that contains the bacteria. Those who have a weak immune system are at risk for the disease.
Symptoms may start with a headache, chills, muscle pain, and high fever with over 104 F (40 C). But Legionnaires’ disease normally begins to develop two to 10 days after the exposure to legionella.
You may also develop other symptoms after several days. These include a cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, mental changes like confusion, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Legionnaires’ disease spreads due to several causes. But it is usually associated with complex water systems such as cooling towers, decorative fountains, and hot tubs from hotels, hospitals, and home plumbing systems.
Preventing the Disease
There are ways to prevent Legionnaires’ disease, which involves a thorough clean up and disinfection of water systems as well as pools and spas.
If you have been exposed to the Legionella bacteria, it is best to see a doctor right away to minimize the recovery period and prevent severe complications. There are antibiotics available that can help to kill the bacteria.
Additionally, facilities that use cooling tower water systems should be familiar with the protocol that aims to prevent Legionnaires’ disease. This protocol pertains to proper maintenance and practices related to evaporative cooling systems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that cases of this disease in the US reach up to 5,000. Given this number, it is essential to act immediately to reduce the risk of a disease outbreak.
Chemical-Free Solution
Cooling towers use a substantial volume of water. As a result, they are prone to scaling and corrosion because minerals from the water build up over time. Reliable water treatment can help prevent these issues and make your water systems more efficient. This treatment will allow you to maintain your cooling towers better. It may also lead to immediate and automatic returns on your facility’s energy consumption and water usage.
If you use chemical-free treatments, you’re not only enhancing the efficiency of your cooling towers, but you also reduce adverse impact to the environment.
Our eco-friendly water treatment allows you to save water, energy, time, and money. We’re able to help you do so because we use proprietary magnetic water conditioning technology that is effective in controlling corrosion and scale. More importantly, our water treatment does not use chemicals, which maintains the purity of the water in your systems.
Contact us today to know more about our products.