Gov. Cuomo Offers Free Legionella Testing to Buildings Throughout State
(DNAINFO) Eddie Small — The New York State Health Department will offer free legionella bacteria testing for building owners of properties with cooling towers or evaporative condenser units that can be sources of the bacteria that causesLegionnaires’ disease, Gov. Andrew Cuomoannounced on Thursday.
Testing will be done through the state’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory free of charge until October, when the warm summer temperatures that may help lead to the growth of legionella bacteria have gone down.
The state has also opened up free phone lines to help make it easier to collect samples and conduct tests. The numbers — 888-769-7243 and 518-485-1159 — began working on Thursday at 4 p.m. and will continue to operate from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.