Cooling Towers????

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   I was just outside my office building and watched several birds messing around our cooling tower.  I saw a couple of them defecate into the water of the tower.Since it is a cool morning I could see the massive amounts of water vapor coming off the tower soooooo  My question is this:  Does anyone think this could be a way that H5N1 could be spread in industrial/commercial areas.  I don't know if the algaecides put into the towers would kill the virus but It is quite easy to see the virus sticking to the water vapor droplets being forced out of the towers.  

I may be paranoid and over thinking the possiblities here but someone please tell me I am crazy and this is not possible.
TIm

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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Cooling Towers???? Posted: March 22 2006 at 8:25am
	I was just outside my office building and watched several birds messing around our cooling tower. I saw a couple of them defecate into the water of the tower.Since it is a cool morning I could see the massive amounts of water vapor coming off the tower soooooo My question is this: Does anyone think this could be a way that H5N1 could be spread in industrial/commercial areas. I don't know if the algaecides put into the towers would kill the virus but It is quite easy to see the virus sticking to the water vapor droplets being forced out of the towers. I may be paranoid and over thinking the possiblities here but someone please tell me I am crazy and this is not possible. TIm

Scotty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: March 06 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 846	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scotty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 22 2006 at 1:32pm
	Hot or cold, dead or alive, where could the virus go that the birds couldn't already mess up directly with precision bombing? This stuff is going to get everywhere in any case. Unless you have a dip tray at every entrance it will enter the building on peoples shoes.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 22 2006 at 1:57pm
	True Scotty, I guess I was mainly thinking about the areosolizing of the virus found in bird feces. I know that once this goes H2H it will be everywhere. Tim