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information, the values indicated by the statistics do not go down, so it
still will be very difficult to try to develop best practices to help reduce
the problems that may be associated with this pathogen. Right now hopes
are focused to some countries like Brazil, that is leading initiatives and
awareness at the state and regulatory bodies to good practice, research and
risk analysis of pathogens, a mandatory practice to become the order to
combat these risks and help reduce subsequent deaths.
It will also be crucial when new guidelines and standards including
ASHRAE Standard 188, recently launched, which makes direct reference
to the risks associated with the bacteria will be recognized as the most
recommended way to prevent the risks. Whenever ASHRAE standards for
Colombia are the most used to level design and are widely applied in the
development of sustainable projects seeking LEED certification.
The most suitable for the development of this bacteria is tropical
climate without seasons , since the conditions of multiplication are the
same, in tropical warm waters have the ideal environment. As mentioned
above the bacteria lives free and spontaneously in the wild and in its natural
condition is low risk. The problem and its impact develops when critical
systems developed by man to improve comfort conditions (such as air
conditioners and cooling towers)and the technologies developed to manage
water; lifeblood of the industry, get under control on operational problems,
or poor water treatment, then it becomes a risk of illness or even pandemic.
Among the Lab analyzes that were conducted between 2006 and 2009
in different factories throughout the Andean, Caribbean and Mexico
region, were found in systems containing water, concentrations of colonies
of
Legionella
in above 10e6 CFU numbers per ml , levels above which
there is an imminent risk of contamination. This helps us to definitively
