During the COVID-19 quarantine, businesses and manufacturing operations around the world have been shut down for extended periods, leaving potable and non-potable building water systems idle. Stagnant water creates the perfect environment for Legionella bacteria growth, escalating the risk for Legionnaires’ disease, a deadly respiratory infection with severe pneumonia-like symptoms. This issue has triggered warnings released by the CDC, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease, and Purdue University.
To help businesses protect employees and the public while quickly returning to normal operations, Canadian water treatment company Pace Chemicals has partnered with Spartan Bioscience to provide rapid on-site DNA detection of Legionella bacteria throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.