Documento que faz parte da história.Revista Veja Fevereiro de 1976, onde tudo começou. Naquela época, o mundo foi pego de surpresa.
Para muitos ainda é uma surpresa. Lembro que a Legionella tambem provoca a febre Pontiac e a Pneumonia.
29 de jul. de 2011
Legionella 35 anos - Revista Veja Fevereiro 1976
Documento que faz parte da história.Revista Veja Fevereiro de 1976, onde tudo começou. Naquela época, o mundo foi pego de surpresa.
Para muitos ainda é uma surpresa. Lembro que a Legionella tambem provoca a febre Pontiac e a Pneumonia.
LEGIONELLA 35 anos (1976 - 2011)
Em fevereiro de 1976, ocorria a primeira grande epidemia conhecida da Legionella. Passado 35 anos ainda muitas pessoas não conhecem o que esta bactéria provoca. Nos da SETRI, trabalhamos todos os dias no sentido de levar maior conhecimento ao mercado, bem como realizamos avaliação de risco para minimizar seu risco. No Brasil, temos alguns excelentes profissionais que trabalham nesta área por exemplo na USP de Ribeirão Preto (Universidade de Medicina), existe um grupo de pessoas que trabalham no estudo dos efeitos da Legionella no ser humano, um centro em excelencia, pouco divulgado. Pessoal altamente qualificado, sobre a coordenação do Dr. Prof Dario que realizam estudos já publicados em várias revistas especializadas e congressos. Dra Mirian, procuradora do Estado de São Paulo, que publicou um livro recentemente, onde trata do tema da doença dos legionários e a lei ambiental. O Brasil tem copetencia para tratar deste tema. Saiba mais sobre a Legionella, participando do nosso blog ou pelo e mail setri@setri.com.br.
28 de jul. de 2011
Qualidade do Ar de Interiores - Climatização - Ar Condicionado
O tema ainda não é bem conhecido no Brasil por parte da maioria da pessoas. Hoje temos a Portaria 3523 do Ministério da Saúde e a RE09 da ANVISA. Você que vai para locais com sistema de climatização (ar condicionado), deveria saber o que diz a Portaria e a RE09, para o seu bem.
O ar que respiramos, deve ser bem cuidado, pois hoje passamos muitas horas dentro de ambientes climatizados.
Se você quer saber mais, pode enviar um e mail para:
setri@setri.com.br
O ar que respiramos, deve ser bem cuidado, pois hoje passamos muitas horas dentro de ambientes climatizados.
Se você quer saber mais, pode enviar um e mail para:
setri@setri.com.br
Five in hospital after 10 Legionnaire's Disease cases reported in a Valencia town
Jul 25, 2011 - 4:53 PM
All are progressing well, but a local fountain in Alcàsser has been closed
The regional health councillor announced the closure of a water fountain in Alcàsser, in the south of Valencia province, on Monday after 10 cases of Legionnaire’s Disease were detected on Friday.
Five of the ten were admitted to hospital, although it’s understood that the only patient who had to be admitted to Intensive Care has now been transferred to the wards. All five are said to be making good progress at the Doctor Peset Hospital in Valencia City.
Health councillor Luis Rosado told Europa Press that the fountain has been closed as a first measure while investigations continue to confirm it as the source of the outbreak or other possible origins of the infection.
27 de jul. de 2011
GBC Brasil é destaque em matéria do Jornal inglês Financial Times
O jornal britânico Financial Times publicou no dia 10 de Julho uma matéria sobre o atual cenário de construção sustentável no Brasil. O GBC Brasil aparece como referência de desenvolvimento do setor no país superando a atuação de países como Coréia do Sul, México e Alemanha. A certificação LEED e seu desenvolvimento crescente no Brasil também foi destaque da matéria do jornal inglês. As informações foram fornecidas pela diretora executiva do GBC Brasil Maria Clara Coracini e pelo gerente técnico LEED do GBC Brasil, o engenheiro Marcos Casado.
O Financial Times é considerado um jornal de elevada reputação, sendo um dos jornais mais lidos por líderes empresariais. É freqüentemente apontado como uma das melhores fontes de noticias para as corporações europérias. O jornal é impresso em 23 cidades, em três edições diárias: a edição do Reino Unido, dos Estados Unidos e da Ásia.
http://www.gbcbrasil.org.br/pt/download/FINANCIAL-TIMES-JULHO-2011.pdf
26 de jul. de 2011
TOP BLOG 2011 SETRI
Aos meus amigos, mais uma semana e nosso BLOG SETRI continua entre os 30 na área da Sustentabilidade. Muito legal mesmo. Já foi mais uma vitória.OBRIGADO
25 de jul. de 2011
Legionella (alguns casos)
HOTEL IN SCOTLAND CLOSES SPA AFTER ILLNESS REPORTED ==================================================================
A hotel in Scotland closed its an indoor heated pool and spa and other "leisure club" facilities in March after employees and guests reported flu-like symptoms. One person was hospitalized with confirmed Legionnaires' disease. In all, 112 people contracted a flu-like illness with respiratory infection.
LEGIONNAIRES' IN LAS VEGAS HOTEL GUESTS ==================================================================
Legionnaires' disease was reported in guests of a hotel on the Las Vegas strip this month. Health officials investigated the same hotel last year after reports of the disease. Legionella was found in the hot water system in several guest rooms.
COOLING TOWER INVESTIGATED IN THREE CASES IN NEW ZEALAND ==================================================================
Three New Zealand men who worked near one another contracted Legionnaires' disease in April. Health officials focused their investigation on cooling towers.
THREE CASES AT A CLEVELAND NURSING AND REHAB FACILITY ==================================================================
Three residents of a Cleveland nursing and rehab facility were hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease in June. The facility provided bottled drinking water and restricted showers until the water system was disinfected.
A hotel in Scotland closed its an indoor heated pool and spa and other "leisure club" facilities in March after employees and guests reported flu-like symptoms. One person was hospitalized with confirmed Legionnaires' disease. In all, 112 people contracted a flu-like illness with respiratory infection.
LEGIONNAIRES' IN LAS VEGAS HOTEL GUESTS ==================================================================
Legionnaires' disease was reported in guests of a hotel on the Las Vegas strip this month. Health officials investigated the same hotel last year after reports of the disease. Legionella was found in the hot water system in several guest rooms.
COOLING TOWER INVESTIGATED IN THREE CASES IN NEW ZEALAND ==================================================================
Three New Zealand men who worked near one another contracted Legionnaires' disease in April. Health officials focused their investigation on cooling towers.
THREE CASES AT A CLEVELAND NURSING AND REHAB FACILITY ==================================================================
Three residents of a Cleveland nursing and rehab facility were hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease in June. The facility provided bottled drinking water and restricted showers until the water system was disinfected.
24 de jul. de 2011
Arizona couple fell sick after stay at Aria - Legionella
Dois jovens ficam doentes após estarem no Hotel Aria em Las Vegas.
By Paul Harasim
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Jul. 24, 2011 | 1:59 a.m.
A doctor said two Arizona college students appeared to have caught Pontiac fever after the couple stayed at Aria just after the period when patrons were warned they may have been exposed to the bacterium that causes the fever and its more serious cousin, Legionnaires' disease.
Pontiac fever is caused by the same type of Legionella bacteria as Legionnaires' disease. The symptoms of Pontiac fever usually last two to five days and include fever, headaches and muscle aches; however, there is no pneumonia as there is with Legionnaires' disease. Symptoms go away on their own without treatment and without causing further problems. The fever and Legionnaires' disease may also be called "Legionellosis"
"If we were older and not in good health, I hate to think what could have happened," Dougherty said. "There should probably be thousands more people getting notification letters warning them to see doctors if they get certain symptoms."
On July 14, Southern Nevada Health District officials said former Aria guests who stayed at the hotel from June 21 to July 4 could have been exposed to the sometimes fatal Legionnaires' bacteria which has infected six former hotel guests. Though the Aria cases stretch back almost to the Dec. 16, 2009, grand opening of the 4,000-room hotel, officials said they only needed to notify guests who stayed during the two-week period.
Risk Assessment Legionella - Brasil
A SETRI realiza no Brasil para o segmento industrial e institucional a Avaliação de Risco da Legionella (Risk Assessment).O processo utilizado é o HACCP.
A SETRI tambem possui parceiros nos Estados Unidos (Phigenics) e na Inglaterra (Legionellacontrol).
Temos parceria na SETRI Colombia e México.
23 de jul. de 2011
Clariant e o pré-sal
Clariant prepara a instalação de um laboratório específico para a área de petróleo, com foco no desenvolvimento de produtos voltados para o pré-sal. A nova unidade será construida no Rio de Janeiro.
"O aumento das atividades exploratórias e de produção no país vai tornar necessária uma grande quantidade de soluções químicas para otimizar essas atividades. Por isso, o Brasil é um mercado estratégico para a Clariant, diz Carlos Tooge, gerente de negócios de petróleo e gás da companhia.
(folha de SP 23/07/2011 caderno mercado B1)
"O aumento das atividades exploratórias e de produção no país vai tornar necessária uma grande quantidade de soluções químicas para otimizar essas atividades. Por isso, o Brasil é um mercado estratégico para a Clariant, diz Carlos Tooge, gerente de negócios de petróleo e gás da companhia.
(folha de SP 23/07/2011 caderno mercado B1)
22 de jul. de 2011
Palestra Legionella
A SETRI apresentou hoje no curso sobre membranas filtrantes, promovido pelo Portal Tratamento de Água, o tema Legionella para aproximadamente 100 pessoas, no auditório do CRQ em São Paulo. Os presentes forma participativos e o tema gerou muito interesse. Continuamos em nossa meta de levar o conhecimento sobre a Legionella ao maior número de pessoas.
Na foto Marcos d´Avila Bensoussan durante a palestra de hoje.
21 de jul. de 2011
SETRI Top Blog 2011
Muito obrigado aos nossos amigos, podemos não vencer, mas o importante é participar.
20 de jul. de 2011
Compra da Nalco pela Ecolab - Surpresa no mercado
Ecolab Agrees to Buy Nalco for $5.4 Billion to Add Water-Treatment Service
By Jack Kaskey - Jul 20, 2011 5:45 PM GMT-0300 .
Ecolab Inc. (ECL), the largest maker of cleaning chemicals for hotels and restaurants, agreed to acquire Nalco Holding Co. (NLC) for $5.4 billion in cash and stock to add industrial water-treatment services.
Ecolab is offering $38.80 a share or 0.7005 of a share for each Nalco share, St. Paul, Minnesota-based Ecolab said today in a statement. Ecolab will use about $1.6 billion in cash and issue about 68.9 million shares to pay for the deal. The bid is 34 percent above Nalco’s closing share price yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.
Chief Executive Officer Douglas M. Baker is diversifying Ecolab’s base of food-service, hotel and health-care customers with water-treatment sales to energy and industrial companies. The acquisition will help Ecolab expand in a world where 40 percent of the population will be living in water-scarce regions by 2025, Baker said on a conference call.
“It positions us very well to meet the increasing demand for water and the water-scarcity challenges that the world is going to face,” Baker, 52, said on the call.
Nalco is defending itself against lawsuits related to the use of its Corexit dispersant to help clean up the oil spill from BP Plc’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico last year. Baker said BP has provided Naperville, Illinois-based Nalco with “very strong” indemnification against the claims.
Prior Discussions
Nalco CEO Erik Fyrwald, who will continue to run Nalco units after the merger, said on the call the decision to merge evolved from discussions with Baker about potential collaborations. He declined to say whether he sought competing bids.
Nalco rose $7, or 24 percent, to $35.87 at 4:15 p.m. in New York trading. The shares dropped 9.6 percent this year before today. Ecolab fell $4.08, or 7.4 percent, to $51.31, the biggest drop since December 2008.
“The acquisition would shift Ecolab’s center of gravity towards industrial end markets and away from the restaurant and lodging exposure that investors discuss most often,” Laurence Alexander, a New York-based analyst at Jefferies & Co. who rates both companies “hold,” said today in a report.
Ecolab has indentified $150 million of cost savings from the combination, which was unanimously approved by both companies’ boards. The takeover will add 10 cents to earnings per share in 2012 and “significantly more” in subsequent years, Baker said. Adjusted earnings next year will be about $3 a share for the merged companies, a figure Baker called “conservative.” The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to approval by regulators and Nalco investors.
Total Sales
Combined revenue of $11 billion will grow at the upper end of the 6 percent to 8 percent rate that is forecast by both companies, Baker said.
“We expect stronger growth than either company can achieve individually,” Baker said, estimating $500 million in additional annual sales growth from the merger.
The transaction is valued at $8.1 billion, including assumption of $2.7 billion of net debt. Ecolab will refinance Nalco’s debt at a 3.5 percent blended rate including costs, and incremental interest will be about $165 million, Chief Financial Officer Steven L. Fritze said on the call. The combined company will have investment-grade credit ratings, he said.
Moody’s Investors Service, which rates Nalco’s debt Ba2, two levels below investment grade, said it may raise the rating because of the merger. Ecolab, which is rated A2, five levels above junk, may be downgraded, Moody’s said.
By Jack Kaskey - Jul 20, 2011 5:45 PM GMT-0300 .
Ecolab Inc. (ECL), the largest maker of cleaning chemicals for hotels and restaurants, agreed to acquire Nalco Holding Co. (NLC) for $5.4 billion in cash and stock to add industrial water-treatment services.
Ecolab is offering $38.80 a share or 0.7005 of a share for each Nalco share, St. Paul, Minnesota-based Ecolab said today in a statement. Ecolab will use about $1.6 billion in cash and issue about 68.9 million shares to pay for the deal. The bid is 34 percent above Nalco’s closing share price yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.
Chief Executive Officer Douglas M. Baker is diversifying Ecolab’s base of food-service, hotel and health-care customers with water-treatment sales to energy and industrial companies. The acquisition will help Ecolab expand in a world where 40 percent of the population will be living in water-scarce regions by 2025, Baker said on a conference call.
“It positions us very well to meet the increasing demand for water and the water-scarcity challenges that the world is going to face,” Baker, 52, said on the call.
Nalco is defending itself against lawsuits related to the use of its Corexit dispersant to help clean up the oil spill from BP Plc’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico last year. Baker said BP has provided Naperville, Illinois-based Nalco with “very strong” indemnification against the claims.
Prior Discussions
Nalco CEO Erik Fyrwald, who will continue to run Nalco units after the merger, said on the call the decision to merge evolved from discussions with Baker about potential collaborations. He declined to say whether he sought competing bids.
Nalco rose $7, or 24 percent, to $35.87 at 4:15 p.m. in New York trading. The shares dropped 9.6 percent this year before today. Ecolab fell $4.08, or 7.4 percent, to $51.31, the biggest drop since December 2008.
“The acquisition would shift Ecolab’s center of gravity towards industrial end markets and away from the restaurant and lodging exposure that investors discuss most often,” Laurence Alexander, a New York-based analyst at Jefferies & Co. who rates both companies “hold,” said today in a report.
Ecolab has indentified $150 million of cost savings from the combination, which was unanimously approved by both companies’ boards. The takeover will add 10 cents to earnings per share in 2012 and “significantly more” in subsequent years, Baker said. Adjusted earnings next year will be about $3 a share for the merged companies, a figure Baker called “conservative.” The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to approval by regulators and Nalco investors.
Total Sales
Combined revenue of $11 billion will grow at the upper end of the 6 percent to 8 percent rate that is forecast by both companies, Baker said.
“We expect stronger growth than either company can achieve individually,” Baker said, estimating $500 million in additional annual sales growth from the merger.
The transaction is valued at $8.1 billion, including assumption of $2.7 billion of net debt. Ecolab will refinance Nalco’s debt at a 3.5 percent blended rate including costs, and incremental interest will be about $165 million, Chief Financial Officer Steven L. Fritze said on the call. The combined company will have investment-grade credit ratings, he said.
Moody’s Investors Service, which rates Nalco’s debt Ba2, two levels below investment grade, said it may raise the rating because of the merger. Ecolab, which is rated A2, five levels above junk, may be downgraded, Moody’s said.
Curso Membranas Filtrantes - SETRI falando sobre legionella
Para maiores informações participe do curso Membranas Filtrantes e aprimore seus conhecimentos.
(http://www.tratamentodeagua.com.br/R10/cursosEventos.aspx?codigo=323)
Sobre o curso Membranas Filtrantes:
Fornecer um embasamento teórico sobre a aplicação de membranas de osmose reversa, nanofiltração, ultrafiltração e microfiltração no tratamento de água, produção de água de reúso, dessalinização de água do mar e tratamento de efluentes domésticos e industriais. Também serão apresentados e discutidos os seguintes tópicos: fouling e limpeza química de membranas, aspectos relevantes de dimensionamento e projetos, operação de sistemas e novas tecnologias.
O Instrutor
René Peter Schneider - Graduado em Biotecnologia pelo Departamento de Ciências Naturais do Politécnico Federal de Zurique (ETHZ), na Suíça, em 1984. Recebeu o título de Doutor sc. nat. pelo Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology – EAWAG do Politécnico Federal de Zurique (ETHZ) em 1989. Pós-doutorado na Unversity of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Austrália entre 1989 e 1998 com área de especialização sobre biofilmes microbianos. Atuou junto ao Cooperative Research Center (CRC) for Waste Management and Pollution Control (CRC WMPC), o UNESCO Center dor Membrane Science and Technology e empresas de fabricação de membranas filtrantes para o saneamento báscio em projetos de desenvolvimento de tecnologias de membranas filtrantes para tratamento de águas residuárias e esgotos. Orientou três teses do doutorado sobre tecnologia de membranas e publicou treze trabalhos internacionais sobre o assunto. Professor no Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas da Universidade de São Paulo.
Contaremos também com algumas empresas palestrantes como:
PENTAIR : Marcelo Bueno - Utilização de membranas pressurizadas no Processo MBR.
GE : Marcus Simionato – Novo equipamento PROPAK – Ultrafiltração integrada com Osmose Reversa.
FLUID Brasil : Luís Guilherme Pozzani da Rocha - Análise técnico-econômico para implantação de sistema dessalinização de água do mar
CENTROPROJEKT : Anna Carolina R. Camêlo Motinaga - “Tecnologia MBR: Experiências atuais e Tendências Futuras”.
VEOLIA : Ralph Gomes / Carlos Pasqualini / Mauro Biazotto / André Boniatti – Limpeza de Membranas de Osmose Reversa 8”.
PALL : Luis Escobar Ferrand – Separação por Membranas.
SIEMENS: Carlos Poveda – MBR - Estudo de Caso: ETE de Beijing, China - 4000 m³/h
WHITE MARTINS : Roberto Yoshida - Transformando um sistema de lodos ativados em MBR para geração de água de reúso
SETRI: Marcos d´Avila Bensoussan - Legionella nos circuitos de água. Necessidade de cuidados e a importância da avaliação de risco.
(http://www.tratamentodeagua.com.br/R10/cursosEventos.aspx?codigo=323)
Sobre o curso Membranas Filtrantes:
Fornecer um embasamento teórico sobre a aplicação de membranas de osmose reversa, nanofiltração, ultrafiltração e microfiltração no tratamento de água, produção de água de reúso, dessalinização de água do mar e tratamento de efluentes domésticos e industriais. Também serão apresentados e discutidos os seguintes tópicos: fouling e limpeza química de membranas, aspectos relevantes de dimensionamento e projetos, operação de sistemas e novas tecnologias.
O Instrutor
René Peter Schneider - Graduado em Biotecnologia pelo Departamento de Ciências Naturais do Politécnico Federal de Zurique (ETHZ), na Suíça, em 1984. Recebeu o título de Doutor sc. nat. pelo Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology – EAWAG do Politécnico Federal de Zurique (ETHZ) em 1989. Pós-doutorado na Unversity of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Austrália entre 1989 e 1998 com área de especialização sobre biofilmes microbianos. Atuou junto ao Cooperative Research Center (CRC) for Waste Management and Pollution Control (CRC WMPC), o UNESCO Center dor Membrane Science and Technology e empresas de fabricação de membranas filtrantes para o saneamento báscio em projetos de desenvolvimento de tecnologias de membranas filtrantes para tratamento de águas residuárias e esgotos. Orientou três teses do doutorado sobre tecnologia de membranas e publicou treze trabalhos internacionais sobre o assunto. Professor no Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas da Universidade de São Paulo.
Contaremos também com algumas empresas palestrantes como:
PENTAIR : Marcelo Bueno - Utilização de membranas pressurizadas no Processo MBR.
GE : Marcus Simionato – Novo equipamento PROPAK – Ultrafiltração integrada com Osmose Reversa.
FLUID Brasil : Luís Guilherme Pozzani da Rocha - Análise técnico-econômico para implantação de sistema dessalinização de água do mar
CENTROPROJEKT : Anna Carolina R. Camêlo Motinaga - “Tecnologia MBR: Experiências atuais e Tendências Futuras”.
VEOLIA : Ralph Gomes / Carlos Pasqualini / Mauro Biazotto / André Boniatti – Limpeza de Membranas de Osmose Reversa 8”.
PALL : Luis Escobar Ferrand – Separação por Membranas.
SIEMENS: Carlos Poveda – MBR - Estudo de Caso: ETE de Beijing, China - 4000 m³/h
WHITE MARTINS : Roberto Yoshida - Transformando um sistema de lodos ativados em MBR para geração de água de reúso
SETRI: Marcos d´Avila Bensoussan - Legionella nos circuitos de água. Necessidade de cuidados e a importância da avaliação de risco.
Ecolab Nears $5 Billion Deal for Nalco
Ecolab, the disinfectants maker, is near a deal to buy the water treatment company Nalco Holding for about $5 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
Shares in Nalco closed on Tuesday at $28.87, giving it a market value of about $4 billion. Ecolab is expected to also assume Nalco’s long-term debt, putting an enterprise value on the deal of close to $8 billion.
A deal is expected to be announced as soon as Wednesday, though final details had yet to be ironed out and the talks could still fall apart, this person cautioned.
Representatives for Ecolab and Nalco were not immediately available for comment.
Should it succeed in buying Nalco Holding, Ecolab would gain an 83-year-old company specializing in treating the waste generated by industrial companies. Nalco, born of a 1928 merger of two water-treament companies, has grown into a major player in industrial waste treatment.
Among the company’s best-known products is Corexit 9500, an oil dispersant that was used to help clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
In 2010, Nalco reported $196.2 million in net income on revenue of nearly $4.3 billion. Its shares have risen 27 percent in the last year.
A Nalco deal would be the largest ever by Ecolab, which makes cleaning products for customers in a broad range of industries, including the restaurant, hospitality and health care sectors. It reported $530.3 million in profit last year and about $6.1 billion in revenue.
The 88-year-old Ecolab, based in St. Paul, Minn., has 26,494 employees.
Ecolab would only be the latest owner for Nalco, which was purchased by Suez of France and then a buyout consortium consisting of the Blackstone Group, Apollo Management and Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm. Nalco returned to the public markets in 2004.
News of the potential deal was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal online.
Shares in Nalco closed on Tuesday at $28.87, giving it a market value of about $4 billion. Ecolab is expected to also assume Nalco’s long-term debt, putting an enterprise value on the deal of close to $8 billion.
A deal is expected to be announced as soon as Wednesday, though final details had yet to be ironed out and the talks could still fall apart, this person cautioned.
Representatives for Ecolab and Nalco were not immediately available for comment.
Should it succeed in buying Nalco Holding, Ecolab would gain an 83-year-old company specializing in treating the waste generated by industrial companies. Nalco, born of a 1928 merger of two water-treament companies, has grown into a major player in industrial waste treatment.
Among the company’s best-known products is Corexit 9500, an oil dispersant that was used to help clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
In 2010, Nalco reported $196.2 million in net income on revenue of nearly $4.3 billion. Its shares have risen 27 percent in the last year.
A Nalco deal would be the largest ever by Ecolab, which makes cleaning products for customers in a broad range of industries, including the restaurant, hospitality and health care sectors. It reported $530.3 million in profit last year and about $6.1 billion in revenue.
The 88-year-old Ecolab, based in St. Paul, Minn., has 26,494 employees.
Ecolab would only be the latest owner for Nalco, which was purchased by Suez of France and then a buyout consortium consisting of the Blackstone Group, Apollo Management and Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm. Nalco returned to the public markets in 2004.
News of the potential deal was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal online.
Ecolab comprará Nalco por US$5,4 bilhões
(Reuters) - A norte-americana Ecolab anunciou nesta quarta-feira que irá adquirir a Nalco Holding, especializada em serviços de tratamento de água, por cerca de 5,4 bilhões de dólares.
O negócio avalia a Nalco em 38,80 dólares por ação, um prêmio de 34 por cento sobre a cotação de fechamento dos papéis da empresa na véspera.
A Reuters havia antecipado na terça-feira que a Ecolab anunciaria a compra da Nalco.
A Nalco, que forneceu dispersantes para controlar o vazamento de petróleo no Golfo do México no ano passado, produz químicos que reduzem o consumo de recursos naturais e minimizam a emissão de poluentes.
Já a Ecolab fornece serviços de higiene, limpeza e desinfecção aos segmentos alimentício, hoteleiro, de saúde, entre outros.
O negócio avalia a Nalco em 38,80 dólares por ação, um prêmio de 34 por cento sobre a cotação de fechamento dos papéis da empresa na véspera.
A Reuters havia antecipado na terça-feira que a Ecolab anunciaria a compra da Nalco.
A Nalco, que forneceu dispersantes para controlar o vazamento de petróleo no Golfo do México no ano passado, produz químicos que reduzem o consumo de recursos naturais e minimizam a emissão de poluentes.
Já a Ecolab fornece serviços de higiene, limpeza e desinfecção aos segmentos alimentício, hoteleiro, de saúde, entre outros.
15 de jul. de 2011
Legionella
Legionnaires' disease causes pneumonia-like symptoms such as coughing, vomiting, and fever(CBS/AP) A Legionnaires' disease outbreak has been reported at a popular Las Vegas hotel. It's prompted officials to warn guests who stayed this summer that they might be at risk to develop the potentially deadly disease.
The Aria Resort & Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip, told guests who stayed during a two week period between June 21 and July 4 that they may have been exposed to high levels of disease-causing legionella bacteria.
A spokeswoman for the Southern Nevada Health District, Stephanie Bethel, said Thursday that CDC scientists confirmed six cases of the potentially lethal form of pneumonia among guests. She says all six people were treated and have recovered.
How can hotel guests catch Legionnaire's? By inhaling legionella bacteria that grows in hot tubs, air conditioners, and decorative fountains.
In a letter to guests, the hotel said that it treated the tainted water source and latest tests show no detectible bacteria levels.
But those that stayed during the two week period may still be at risk - symptoms can show up as long as 14 days after exposure to bacteria. Who's most at risk? People with weakened immune systems like the elderly and smokers. Symptoms like headache, muscle pain, chills, and fever present early - but infected people eventually experience a phlegm-heavy cough, chest pain, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, and mental changes like confusion. In some cases, Legionnaire's can result in fatal complications like respiratory and kidney failure, and septic shock. If you think you've been exposed to legionella bacteria, see a doctor, who will prescribe antibiotics.
14 de jul. de 2011
Hotel em Las Vegas emite documento no site sobre caso da Legionella
Important Facts About Legionella:
•Legionella is naturally occurring in nature, found in most water supplies and only causes illness when breathed in as a mist or vapor.
•Most people exposed to Legionella do not get sick.
•Legionella can cause a respiratory illness similar to pneumonia. Most cases can be successfully treated with antibiotics.
•Symptoms of Legionellosis can include high fever, chills, cough, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches.
•Symptoms usually begin 2 to 14 days after being exposed to the bacteria.
•Some people in certain categories can be at higher risk of infection due to a chronic illness, respiratory disease, or compromised immune system or if they are a smoker or elderly.
•Most cases can be treated successfully with antibiotics. Healthy people usually recover from infection.
•The bacteria are NOT spread from one person to another person. You cannot catch it from another person. A person diagnosed with Legionellosis is not a threat to family members or others who share office space or other areas with him or her.
•If a former guest has developed any combination of these symptoms, we encourage them to see their doctor.
•Legionella is a concern for all large buildings – hotels, hospitals, schools – with large common water systems.
•ARIA has an ongoing, comprehensive water management program in place, which includes regular testing for Legionella. After recent elevated test results, ARIA implemented additional precautionary measures – superheating and chemical treatment of water systems.
•Most recent test results show no detectible level of active Legionella present in any of the locations tested. We continue to work with the Southern Nevada Health District to monitor ongoing test results.
•Additional information on Legionella is available on the Southern Nevada Health District website, www.SNHD.info, or by calling the Health District's information line, (702) 759-INFO (4636) or toll free (866) 767-5038.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1.What should I do if I recently stayed at or visited ARIA and have illness symptoms?
If you start to feel ill, contact a doctor. If your doctor feels it is necessary, they may run a test to determine the cause of any illness and if it is from Legionella. Most healthy people are successfully treated for Legionellosis with antibiotics.
2.What precautionary measures do you have in place so that this doesn't happen again?
ARIA has a comprehensive water management program in place, which includes regular testing for Legionella. After recent elevated test results, ARIA implemented additional precautionary measures including superheating and chemical treatment of water systems.
Most recent test results at ARIA show no detectible level of active Legionella present in any of the locations tested. We continue to work closely with the Southern Nevada Health District to monitor ongoing test results.
Water features and Air Conditioning systems at ARIA have been tested and produced clean results.
3.Where can I go for more information about Legionnaires' disease?
Contact your doctor or the Southern Nevada Health District website at http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/health-topics/legionellosis.php, or by calling the Health District's information line, (702) 759-INFO (4636) or toll free at (866) 767-5038.
4.Is Legionnaires' disease contagious?
The bacteria are NOT spread from one person to another person. You cannot catch it from another person. A person diagnosed with Legionellosis is not a threat to family members or others who share office space or other areas with him or her.
5.Do you know which rooms were contaminated?
We are aware that several guest rooms registered elevated levels of the bacteria, but testing on those rooms have since showed no reason for any concern. We have taken measures to eliminate high levels of the bacteria throughout our entire building. Results of ongoing testing shows no levels of Legionella. We will continue to work with Southern Nevada Health District to monitor and conduct future testing.
6.How many people got sick?
We don't know. We have been told that a few people who got sick may have been exposed to the bacteria at ARIA. But we haven't received any complaints from customers.
7.When did these people become sick?
In an abundance of caution, we are attempting to notify guests who may have been exposed to these bacteria during this short period, from June 21 to July 4.
8.Was the elevated bacteria found at other hotels on the City Center campus such as Vdara or Mandarin?
No the elevated results were only found at the ARIA Resort and Casino. Current tests at ARIA show no elevated levels of the bacteria.
9.Who can I call at ARIA for questions regarding this notice?
Please call 1-877-326-ARIA (2742) to speak directly with our staff about this issue.
•Legionella is naturally occurring in nature, found in most water supplies and only causes illness when breathed in as a mist or vapor.
•Most people exposed to Legionella do not get sick.
•Legionella can cause a respiratory illness similar to pneumonia. Most cases can be successfully treated with antibiotics.
•Symptoms of Legionellosis can include high fever, chills, cough, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches.
•Symptoms usually begin 2 to 14 days after being exposed to the bacteria.
•Some people in certain categories can be at higher risk of infection due to a chronic illness, respiratory disease, or compromised immune system or if they are a smoker or elderly.
•Most cases can be treated successfully with antibiotics. Healthy people usually recover from infection.
•The bacteria are NOT spread from one person to another person. You cannot catch it from another person. A person diagnosed with Legionellosis is not a threat to family members or others who share office space or other areas with him or her.
•If a former guest has developed any combination of these symptoms, we encourage them to see their doctor.
•Legionella is a concern for all large buildings – hotels, hospitals, schools – with large common water systems.
•ARIA has an ongoing, comprehensive water management program in place, which includes regular testing for Legionella. After recent elevated test results, ARIA implemented additional precautionary measures – superheating and chemical treatment of water systems.
•Most recent test results show no detectible level of active Legionella present in any of the locations tested. We continue to work with the Southern Nevada Health District to monitor ongoing test results.
•Additional information on Legionella is available on the Southern Nevada Health District website, www.SNHD.info, or by calling the Health District's information line, (702) 759-INFO (4636) or toll free (866) 767-5038.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1.What should I do if I recently stayed at or visited ARIA and have illness symptoms?
If you start to feel ill, contact a doctor. If your doctor feels it is necessary, they may run a test to determine the cause of any illness and if it is from Legionella. Most healthy people are successfully treated for Legionellosis with antibiotics.
2.What precautionary measures do you have in place so that this doesn't happen again?
ARIA has a comprehensive water management program in place, which includes regular testing for Legionella. After recent elevated test results, ARIA implemented additional precautionary measures including superheating and chemical treatment of water systems.
Most recent test results at ARIA show no detectible level of active Legionella present in any of the locations tested. We continue to work closely with the Southern Nevada Health District to monitor ongoing test results.
Water features and Air Conditioning systems at ARIA have been tested and produced clean results.
3.Where can I go for more information about Legionnaires' disease?
Contact your doctor or the Southern Nevada Health District website at http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/health-topics/legionellosis.php, or by calling the Health District's information line, (702) 759-INFO (4636) or toll free at (866) 767-5038.
4.Is Legionnaires' disease contagious?
The bacteria are NOT spread from one person to another person. You cannot catch it from another person. A person diagnosed with Legionellosis is not a threat to family members or others who share office space or other areas with him or her.
5.Do you know which rooms were contaminated?
We are aware that several guest rooms registered elevated levels of the bacteria, but testing on those rooms have since showed no reason for any concern. We have taken measures to eliminate high levels of the bacteria throughout our entire building. Results of ongoing testing shows no levels of Legionella. We will continue to work with Southern Nevada Health District to monitor and conduct future testing.
6.How many people got sick?
We don't know. We have been told that a few people who got sick may have been exposed to the bacteria at ARIA. But we haven't received any complaints from customers.
7.When did these people become sick?
In an abundance of caution, we are attempting to notify guests who may have been exposed to these bacteria during this short period, from June 21 to July 4.
8.Was the elevated bacteria found at other hotels on the City Center campus such as Vdara or Mandarin?
No the elevated results were only found at the ARIA Resort and Casino. Current tests at ARIA show no elevated levels of the bacteria.
9.Who can I call at ARIA for questions regarding this notice?
Please call 1-877-326-ARIA (2742) to speak directly with our staff about this issue.
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