Glossary
Cooling tower
Equipment that rejects heat from air-conditioning or industrial processes by evaporating water, generating large volumes of aerosol as it does so. Because they can disperse contaminated droplets over a wide area, cooling towers are among the highest-risk systems and in the UK must be notified to the local authority.
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