How Bacteria Contamination Can Affect Your Industrial Facility
Did you know that bacteria and other microorganisms can breed in industrial fluids and can clog filters, reduce fluid function, emanate bad smell, and pose severe health risks? Biosan Laboratories, an environmental microbiology laboratory specializing in bacteria tests and developing bacteria test kits since 1973, has seen how bacterial growth in industrial fluids can reduce production and increase costs. When left untreated, industrial fluids are contaminated with bacteria and pathogens that can lead to pH drift, split emulsions, decrease in cooling, lubricity, and other fluid performance as well as pose several health and environmental risks. More than 300 types of bacteria are responsible for contaminating industrial fluids and coolants, but there are five bacteria that are ubiquitous in industrial settings: • Bacillus: These are Gram-positive bacteria, which are unable to produce endotoxins. The genus includes B. cereus and B. subtilis, which are the most commo