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. 1982;26(2):152-61.

Naegleria fowleri in cooling waters of power plants

L Cerva, W Kasprzak, T Mazur
  • PMID: 7119430

Naegleria fowleri in cooling waters of power plants

L Cerva et al. J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1982.

Abstract

Six strains of nonvirulent and three strains of virulent variants of Naegleria fowleri amoebae were isolated from the examined cooling water samples from 9 power plants. The virulent variants were obtained solely from effluents discharged from power plants with a closed-circuit cooling N. fowleri was not detected outside the reach of the thermal pollution. A disinfection of out-flowing cooling water seems to be an unnecessary investment in our climate. Warm discharge water should under no conditions be used directly for sports and recreational purposes.

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