Does your building have a water-cooling tower? Do you have a spa, safety showers or decorative fountains? These environments can promote the growth of Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium responsible for Legionnaires’ disease, which can develop when contaminated fine droplets are inhaled.
When can Lab’Eau-Air-Sol help you with Legionella analysis in your water-cooling tower?
- You would like a price estimate for the detection and enumeration of Legionella in your water-cooling tower by an accredited laboratory.
- You would like a price estimate for the detection and enumeration of Legionella in your spa, fountain or shower installations.
- You want to promptly implement procedures that meet regulatory requirements to limit Legionella growth in your installations.
- You want flexible follow-up based on each client’s circumstances and preferences.
- You need a recognized laboratory in Québec to analyse water samples quickly and accurately, with qualified experts working to applicable standards.
- You need to receive your Legionella analysis results promptly.
- You need a recognized professional to develop a complete water-cooling tower maintenance programme that meets Régie du bâtiment du Québec requirements.
Detection and enumeration of Legionella pneumophila in water-cooling towers
Lab’Eau-Air-Sol offers reliable, reproducible analyses for the detection and enumeration of bacteria of the genus Legionella based on IRSST analytical method 370, and is accredited by the Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec (CEAEQ) for field 606.
We offer flexible follow-up based on each client’s circumstances and preferences.
To meet the requirements governing water-cooling tower installations, a sample must reach the laboratory at least every 30 days while the installation is in service, when it restarts after a prolonged shutdown, and between 2 and 7 days after a decontamination procedure.
Water-cooling tower maintenance programme
Lab’Eau-Air-Sol also develops water-cooling tower maintenance programmes signed by a professional and meeting Régie du bâtiment du Québec requirements. These programmes are designed to make it easier to track actions taken, incorporate existing practices as much as possible and maximize tower efficiency while maintaining conditions unfavourable to Legionella growth. More details.
Legionella pneumophila in spas, fountains and showers.
Although Legionella testing in drinking water is not regulated in Québec, these systems often provide favourable conditions for the growth and aerosolization of bacteria of the genus Legionella during the summer.
Monitoring drinking water sources for contamination is part of a comprehensive, effective control programme.