April 7th, 2005

New York, NY - AquaLyse® copper silver ionization has proven to control and prevent Legionella growth within healthcare facilities’ domestic hot water systems without the use of chemicals or high temperature interventions.

“Legionella prevention, cause of Legionnaires’ disease, is an on-going preoccupation by healthcare infectious control, facility management and engineers. Our technology protocols have reduced on-going labor and materials costs in relation to traditional Legionella control protocols (i.e. thermal eradication and/or hyper chlorination) by up to 80%.” stated Mr. Chris Gauthier, CEO and chief microbiologist for the corporation.

The technology protocols, unique to the corporation, has proven effective for healthcare facilities and other large buildings in the US and Canada with a 100% efficacy intervention. A recent study in a downtown Manhattan healthcare facility confirmed “non-detectable” Legionella counts in all water and swab tests after 45 days where past levels, prior to the implementation of the technology, where deemed unacceptable.

Mr. Gauthier adds that “…a proper assessment, education of all types of prevention protocols and knowledge of our technology is the key to our unique Legionella control and prevention protocol technology.”

This latest news on Legionella control and prevention and how it can be implemented within healthcare facilities will definitely raise some heads and serious administrative questions.

Regardless of how these issues are studied and debated, the availability and affordability of this technology is definitely going to help both pro-active and re-active facility management alike in this on-going Legionella control endeavors.

Legionnaires' disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. Large hot water system like those found in hospitals, office buildings, army barracks, nursing homes and hotels are all susceptible to Legionella infection.

Not all people exposed to Legionella contract Legionnaires’ disease.

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