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IS THERE A SILENT
DANGER IN YOUR
WATER SYSTEM?
Some bacteria such as Legionella, shut down
functions when exposed to stressful conditions
such as heat shock and superchlorination. Things
such as reproduction, are put on hold until
overall conditions improve, and the bacteria
can resuscitate back to its normal state. When
Legionella is in this state, commonly known as
Viable but Non-Culturable (VBNC), it cannot grow
on conventional culture plates in a laboratory.
However, the bacteria are still very dangerous
and can cause an infection and lead to outbreaks
of Legionnaires’ disease.
Despite restricted metabolic rates, VBNC cells
have been shown to retain pathogenic properties.
Research has demonstrated that starved VBNC
Legionella cells can infect amoebae, which
suggests that amoebae could act as natural
replicators of such cells. Furthermore, it has
been observed that VBNC bacteria recover their
culturability a‚ er passage through human lung
70 JUNE 2019
LOCAL COFFEE COMPANY IN LONDON FIGHT
SINGLE-USE PACKAGING WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY DELIVERY SERVICE FOR BUSINESSES
Hej Co‡ ee, known for their co‡ ee
houses, roastery and wholesale
business have launched their
new Hej Round delivery service:
Delivering freshly roasted co‡ ee
in reusable containers to combat
single-use packaging.
Locally established Hej Co‡ ee are
your neighbourhood co‡ ee shop
with community and sustainability
at their core. The company has launched the Hej Round to innovate their
full-service wholesale business due to increasing demands from blue-chip
customers.
As London continues to reject single-use packing, Hej are ahead of the game
delivering co‡ ee around London in Ernie, their 1963 electric milk float. The
cells. As a result, as
soon as the VBNC
bacteria is inhaled by
a human, it has the
potential to cause
infection in the same
way as culturable
bacteria.
VBNC cells are
characterised by a
loss of culturability
on routine agar, which impairs their detection
by conventional plate count techniques. This is
a major limitation of culture-based detection
methods for L. pneumophila and can result in
significant underestimations of total viable cells
in environmental or clinical samples - posing a
true public health risk and suggesting ine€ icacy of
Legionella control and management outlined in
many regulatory guidelines worldwide.
Alternative methods, such as Hydrosense, are
able to detect VBNC Legionella bacteria and can
be used in addition to lab-culture to support and
promote good public health. The Hydrosense rapid
Legionella test returns results on-site in only 25
minutes and can be conducted by an any operator.
The rapid antigen test empowers duty holders
to get actionable information instantly, which
facilitates quick remedial action.
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service works by supplying co‡ ee in
reusable containers which are then
collected, cleaned and refilled – like
a milk round but much tastier.
If you would like Ernie delivering
co‡ ee to your workplace, please
contact Je‡ Barnacle
on 07590842233 or
je‡ @hejco‡ ee.co.uk.
www.hejco ee.co.uk
je @hejco ee.co.uk
07590842233
ESCALATE YOUR CLEANING TO NEW HEIGHTS!
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perfect choice when
a dedicated machine
is required to clean
a large number of
escalators/travellators
and has a variable
solution feed so that
a range of demands
can be met from daily
maintenance to heavy
deep-cleans.
It features an auto
guide system which
perfectly aligns
the machine in the
escalator tread to
enable safe operation.
A sweeping function is performed to remove dust followed by scrubbing with a
fine mist of cleaning solution meaning minimal water usage, which is not only
a key requirement prescribed by escalator manufacturers but also ecologically
friendly.
The brushes have been designed to reach fully into the escalator treads where
dirt and grime accumulate and like all Duplex machines, the Duplex 550 Pro is
designed to clean right to the edge so escalators and travellators are leΠclean in
just a few passes of this e‡ icient machine.
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