About The Author

Adeline Johnston is the Marketing and Communications Specialist at ChemREADY where she leads brand strategy, content development, and customer engagement efforts. With a background in digital marketing and a focus on education, Adeline creates targeted campaigns and multimedia resources that support ChemREADY’s full range of services, including Legionella management, ANSI/AAMI ST108 compliance, boiler and cooling tower treatment, wastewater processing, and industrial water quality solutions. Passionate about making complex topics accessible, she plays a key role in helping clients stay informed, compliant, and confident in their water treatment programs.

Articles From Adeline

Discover the essentials of Legionella—where it thrives, why it matters, and how to control it in building water systems. This series provides actionable steps to keep your facility safe.
Where does legionella thrive? Understanding where and how Legionella proliferates is essential for preventing outbreaks and ensuring water safety in man-made systems.
Perform Legionella risk assessments to spot hazards, prevent outbreaks, and keep your water systems safe and compliant.
Building water safety plan for a compliant Water Management Plan to control Legionella, meet ASHRAE 188, and keep your building’s water safe.
Legionella prevention in Ohio with smart strategies: temperature control, biocide use, biofilm management, and routine system maintenance.
When a Legionella outbreak is suspected—or confirmed by a positive test—rapid, organized action is the difference between a contained incident and a full-scale health emergency. Below is a concise, step-by-step plan every facility should follow to keep occupants safe and return water systems to normal operation.