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1. JAIL BENEFITS FROM CHILLER RETROFIT.

Author

Turpin, Joanna R.

Subjects
*PRISONS, *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering of buildings, *PLUMBING, *WATER-supply engineering
Abstract

Describes the retrofitting of the chilled and domestic water systems at the Lerdo Correctional Facility in Kern County, California. Selection of Noresco to handle the retrofit project; Installation of custom programmable logic controls to control the domestic water well pumps; Advantages of showerheads and water closet controls in reducing wastewater flow.

Published
2004

2. WNV infection and the mortgage crisis.

Subjects
*MORTGAGES, *ABANDONED buildings, *SWIMMING pools, *DISEASE outbreaks, *WEST Nile fever, *BIRD diseases
Abstract

The article discusses research on the role of delinquent mortgages and neglected swimming pools in the outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Kern County, California in June 2007. It references a study by W. Reisen et al published in a 2008 issue of the periodical "Emerging Infectious Diseases." The 140 human cases of WNV was preceded by a significant increase in WNV infection in birds in the area. It was found that at least 17% of 42 polls in the immediate Bakersfield area were green.

Published
2009

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