Posted By Jeff Manion Yes salt water can assist as it can minimise risk - it is not the greatest control as the content (higher the concentration could be better than a lower concentration). What you should do is limit the amount of standing water, this is where rats travel through and urinate therefore a risk. Cover and seal water that is standing. JM

Posted By Stuart Nagle Chris a former colleague of mine who used to help me run confined spaces courses once informed me of a friend of his who contracted the disease, by falling into a sal[expletive deleted]er harbour from a boat he was working on. I recall being told he was only in the water for a couple of minutes before being oiked out, but in this time had contracted the disease through a gash on his hand!! I also recall reading somewhere (can't recall where) that the spirosis can survive outside a host for up to 72 hours..... Regards... Stuart

Posted By Jeff Manion Will review the www posted my research previously lead me to understand that salt changed the pH and therefore limited the ability for leptospirosis to survive. Was involved with a construction site and we had many problems and it was solved - eventually. JM