Legionella Glossary


Legionella Glossary

		Aerosol
		AFLP - amplified fragment length polymorphisms
		Air-conditioning
		Algae
		Amoebae
		Antibodies
		Anti-corrosive chemicals
		Artificial water systems
		Audits
		Bacteria
		Biocides
		Biodispersants
		Biofilm
		Blow-down/bleed-off
		Calorifier
		CFU - colony forming units
		Chlorine
		Cold water services
		Concentration factor
		Cooling tower
		Corrosion inhibitors
		Dead end/blind end
		Deadlegs
		Decontamination
		Dipslides
		Disinfection
		Distribution circuit
		Domestic water services
		Drift
		Drift eliminator
		Evaporative condenser
		Evaporative cooling
		Fill/packing
		Flushing
		Fouling
		Half-life
		Hot water services
		Legionaires' disease
		Legionella
		Legionella audits
		Legionella bacteria
		Legionella bacterium
		Legionella disease
		Legionellae
		Legionella longbeachae
		Legionella pneumonia
		Legionella pneumophila
		Legionella pneumophilia
		Legionella micdadei
		Legionella sampling
		Legionella species
		Legionellosis
		Legionnaires' disease
		Make-up water
		Micro-organism
		Multi-locus sequence typing
		Non-oxidising biocide
		Nutrients
		Oxidizing biocides
		Parts per million - ppm
		Pasteurisation
		PCR
		Phenotypic variations
		Planktonic
		Plume
		Pond/sump
		Pontiac fever
		PPE
		Retention time
		Risk assessment
		Scale
		Scale inhibitors
		Sentinel taps
		Sero-group
		Sessile
		Shunt pump
		Slime
		Sludge
		Spa pools
		Spray drift
		Stagnation
		Strainers
		Surfactants
		Thermal disinfection
		Thermostatic mixing valves
		Total viable counts - TVC
		Windage

Legionella Control International
Duckworth House
Old Trafford
Manchester M32 0FP
United Kingdom

Telephone:
+44 (0) 161 877 0586

Fax:
+44 (0) 870 421 5691

E-mail:
info@legionellacontrol.com