Measurements of water temperature in fountains as an indicator of potential secondary water pollution caused by Legionella bacteria
Authors:
- Joanna Bąk
Abstract
At high air temperatures persisting for a long time, water temperature in the fountains may also increase significantly. This can cause a sudden and significant increase in Legionella bacteria, which results in secondary water contamination. This phenomenon with water – air aerosol generated by fountains can be very dangerous for people. During the test, water temperature measurements in fountains in Poland were made. These research tests was conducted in the spring and summer. The research was conducted in order to determine whether there is a possibility of growth of Legionella bacteria. One of the aims of the study was to determine what temperature range occurs in the fountains and how the temperature changes in the basin of the fountain and when the highest temperature occurs. Single temperature measurements were made and also the temperature distribution was measured during daylight hours. The water temperature in most cases was greater than 20°C, but in no case exceed 26°C. The paper presents also the review about the effect of water temperature on the presence and bacterial growth. The study confirmed the existence of the risk of increasing the number of bacteria of the genus Legionella in the water in the fountains.
- Record ID
- CUTb090ddee13d54679bcbbc8cba109e820
- Publication categories
- ; ;
- Author
- Journal series
- E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN 2555-0403, e-ISSN 2267-1242, Irregular
- Issue year
- 2018
- Vol
- 30
- Pages
- [1-9]
- Article number
- 01015
- Other elements of collation
- tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 8-9; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 20; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 30
- Conference
- 1st IWA Polish Young Water Professionals Conference "Water, Wastewater and Energy in Smart Cities" (IWA YWP), 2017, 12-09-2017 - 13-09-2017, Cracow, Polska
- Keywords in English
- water pollution, water temperature
- DOI
- DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/20183001015 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183001015 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 15
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUTb090ddee13d54679bcbbc8cba109e820/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUTb090ddee13d54679bcbbc8cba109e820
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