In an effort to track down the source of a Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak, the Riverside County, California, Department of Environmental Health tempor...

The Arlington, Texas, City Council approved a $250,000 settlement with the parents of Bakari Williams, who was infected with a “brain eating amoeba” w...

Welcome to the latest edition of our popular “Can You Top This?” column, featuring the newest entry in the Service Industry News “Horror File. ” This ...

According to the CDC, Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba commonly found in freshwater, such as lakes rivers, and hot springs. The amoeba infects people wh...

The pH is among the most important of parameters to test after the disinfectant concentration. It affects both bather comfort as well as the strength ...

Drowning injuries and fatalities are so commonplace that the stories could fill up whole newspapers. The CDC estimates that about 10 people die from d...

Cleanliness and following instructions are important factors in testing equipment maintenance and procedures: • Keep the reagent bottles, containers, ...

a. Failing to maintain the sandcastle water slide to avoid the amount of water to increase the speed beyond the recommended standard; b. Failing to ma...

JED Pool Tools, manufacturer of swimming pool maintenance equipment and accessories in Scranton, PA, offers a new durable, blow-molded hose designed f...

stretching the vinyl or blistering the fiberglass. It also can cause bather discomfort through skin and eye irritation. But large positive LSI numbers...