cooling tower
noun
: a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation
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The city health department said the outbreak is linked to cooling towers, heat exchangers that use fans and water to cool down buildings.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
When the current outbreak was first identified, New York City health officials directed an investigation into all cooling towers in the affected neighborhood.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Legionnaires’ disease can be caused by plumbing systems where conditions are favorable for Legionella growth, such as cooling towers, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifiers, hot water tanks and evaporative condensers of large air-conditioning systems, health officials warned.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 July 2025
Authorities suspect that the bacteria, Legionella, is being spread by cooling towers on buildings in Harlem.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
When the current outbreak was first identified, New York City health officials directed an investigation into all cooling towers in the affected neighborhood.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Legionnaires’ disease can be caused by plumbing systems where conditions are favorable for Legionella growth, such as cooling towers, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifiers, hot water tanks and evaporative condensers of large air-conditioning systems, health officials warned.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 July 2025
Authorities suspect that the bacteria, Legionella, is being spread by cooling towers on buildings in Harlem.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Cooling tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling%20tower. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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