At Blue Earth Products we know how dangerous legionella is on individual and organizational levels. In recent years incidences of reported Legionaires’ disease have tripled, estimating $321 million spent on medical costs per year. Let us share some facts with you that may put things into perspective. Legionanaires’ disease is…
Ever wondered if legionella has had an outbreak near you? Or where outbreaks are most prevalent? Healthmap, a team of researchers, epidemiologists and software developers at Boston Children’s Hospital founded in 2006, is an established global leader in utilizing online informal sources for disease outbreak monitoring and real-time surveillance of emerging public…
Did you know that a EPA survey shows that $384 billion is needed to improve drinking water infrastructure by 2030? Whew! That’s a big number. What the EPA is not telling you is that there are powerful, deposit control solutions like Clearitas that prevent and remove the naturally occurring films…
The UK is taking steps toward exposing the issues regarding Legionnaires’ disease while America tries to keep the reality of its dangers from the public eye. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) contains advice, guidance, news, and publications from Great Britain’s independent regulator for work-related health, safety and illness. Blue Earth…
Are legionella surviving high levels of chlorine because they are hiding in amoeba? Norwegian scientists are providing evidence that legionella can survive treatments by hiding in amoeba. As the number of legionella cases have increased in Europe, a mystery has been building up; in spite of high doses of chlorine…