Factory tested in Legionnaires' outbreak

Tests are being carried out on samples from a factory's cooling towers and air conditioning units after a man died in the latest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

Factory tested in Legionnaires' outbreak
Sun, 25 Aug, 2002 - 19:19

Tests are being carried out on samples from a factory's cooling towers and air conditioning units after a man died in the latest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

Scientists are analysing water samples from around 20 cooling towers and air conditioning units at Rhodia Consumer Specialities in Oldbury, where two of the seven victims worked.

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