Thursday, June 20, 2013   

Water from four buildings in Chai Wan has Legionella bugs above threshold
(08-07 14:46)

Samples collected from the cooling towers of four factory buildings in Chai Wan were found with a Legionella bacteria count (LBC) at or above the upper threshold, which is 1,000 colony-forming units per millilitre, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said today. Another sample with overwhelming bugs was from a industry complext in Wong Tai Sin.
The department tested a total of 95 water samples collected from cooling towers in 68 buildings across the territory in July.
   
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