Wantage’s hospital beds to close due to legionella

The remaining hospital beds at Wantage Hospital will be closing in the coming days due to fears of a legionella outbreak in the water system.

For more information please read:

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14603929.Wantage__39_s_last_hospital_beds_to_close_indefinitely_in_the_coming_days/

The bacterium legionella pneumophila and related bacteria are common in natural water sources such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs, but usually in low numbers. They may also be found in purpose-built water systems such as cooling towers, evaporative condensers, hot and cold water systems and spa pools.

For more information on Legionella testing please contact us below:

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Successful UKAS Assessment

We are proud to announce that Envirochem has had another successful UKAS audit.

UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) is the accreditation body who checks that we are maintaining the high level of our sampling, analysis and reporting procedures.

We have maintained all of our current scope of accreditation which includes; the sampling and analysis of total inhalable and respirable dust,  water analysis for anions (bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate and sulphate) and metals (arsenic, barium, cadmium, calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, mercury, potassium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, nickel, thallium, zinc. Also our Mcerts accreditation for anions (chloride and sulphate) and metals (arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, manganese, nickel and zinc) in soil is also maintained.

During the visit Envirochem also had two extensions to the scope of our accreditation assessed. – Lead and Chromium in Paint and Bacteriological testing of water for total viable count, legionella, e-coli, pseudomonas and total coliforms.

These extensions to scope were both successful upon the clearance of findings.

Envirochem is an organisation that strives to deliver the very best service to our clients, therefore having our UKAS accreditation reassures our clients that they are receiving results that are reliable and accurate.   

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Legionella bug closes birth centre in Somerset

Legionella was found in a birth centre leading to it’s closure and improvement work to be undertaken.

For more information please see: http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2016-06-15/legionella-bug-closes-birth-centre-in-somerset/ 

Legionella can be found in many water systems, it is here that they can become concentrated to a dangerous level.

If you have any questions concerning legionella, please contact us via the form bellow

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Swimming Pool Forced to Close due to Discovery of Legionella Bacteria

Castleton Swimming Pool in Rochdale has been forced to close after traces of potentially deadly Legionella bacteria were found.

For more information, please read:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/castleton-pool-shut-legionella-bacteria-11357925

The bacterium legionella pneumophila and related bacteria are common in natural water sources such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs, but usually in low numbers. They may also be found in purpose-built water systems such as cooling towers, evaporative condensers, hot and cold water systems and spa pools.

Envirochem now offer legionella tests by using the most up to date scientific techniques, covering any water system in the workplace or domestic environment.

For further information about Legionella testing, please contact us below.

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