Oslo, Norway (ContentDesk) July 17, 2006 - ProCare Water Treatment Inc. ( Moncton, NB, Canada ) finalizes exclusivity distributorship agreement with Inlet AS to promote and supply Norway, Denmark and Sweden with water treatment technology engineered for Legionella control within healthcare facilities, nursing homes, hotels and cruise ships. Inlet is the most recent to partner, undertake technology training and fully qualify to represent the Canadian manufacturing company that specializes in Legionella control and prevention water treatment technology. Inlets primary mandate in Scandinavia will be to develop long term strategic relations within the industry, sales & distribution, training, installations, quality control assurance, on-going local technology support and monitoring.Many facility operators and owners have difficulty respecting environmental guidelines and laws when dealing with Legionella bacteria. Logistically and financially, traditional water treatment techniques such as chlorine dosing or thermal shocking offer marginal short term results and are not cost effective. said Mr.

Stein Ove Gordner, General Manager of Inlet in Norway. What industry requires is this long term and affordable solution that delivers safe water while eliminating unnecessary exposure and labour costs. ProCare Water Treatment Inc. has uniquely proven this to be possible and is the reason why we have chosen them to proceed with their technology and strategic partnership.The technology, originally used by NASA over 30 years ago, is based on the ionisation process of pure elemental copper and silver into a water distribution system. Safe and harmless to humans, the modern version of the technology is widely recognized by health authorities around the world as part of an overall Legionella control and prevention program.

ProCare Water Treatment Inc. has additional strategic business partnership in the United States and most of Europe. It owns world patents and automation processes unique in the industry to deliver a maintenance free water treatment solution combined with guaranteed Legionella control results.Legionnaires disease is a type of pneumonia that can occur when water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria are inhaled by a susceptible host. The elderly and people with weakened immune systems are prone to infections when exposed to the bacteria. Although it is widely under-diagnosed, as much as 43% of known reported cases succumb to the infection.Travelers Legionnaires disease, associated with hotels, resorts and cruise ships, is also becoming a topic of conversation among many facility operators who understand the legal and public relation repercussions associated to this preventable disease.

Legionnaires disease was originally discovered during a 1976 Legionnaires convention in Philadelphia. Since then, thousands of cases are reported each year around the world with one of the latest outbreaks being in Amsterdam, Netherlands where 24 people have contracted the disease thus far..