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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Done in CAPT already (kitchen and all male and female toilets).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Alfonso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#009BBD;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Alfonso Aragón-Salamanca</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">+44 (0) 115 95 16230<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">| </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Nicholas Botterill (staff) <Nick.Botterill@nottingham.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 27 May 2026 16:36<br>
<b>To:</b> Alfonso Aragon-salamanca (staff) <alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: IMPORTANT: Flushing of water taps in Physics buildings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes please - I do think the risk is likely infinitesimal due to WCs and a regularly used kitchen but it’s good to tick this off. Very many thanks for your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On 27 May 2026, at 16:34, Alfonso Aragon-salamanca (staff) <<a href="mailto:alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk">alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Nick,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I am assuming this also applies to CAPT. Please confirm that is the case and I will make sure it happens here tomorrow.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Alfonso</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#009BBD;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Alfonso Aragón-Salamanca</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor of Astronomy</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">School of Physics and Astronomy<br>
University of Nottingham</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Room B106b, Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">University Park</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">+44 (0) 115 95 16230<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">| </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 27 May 2026 15:54<br>
<b>To:</b> UoN-Staff-Physics-and-Astronomy <<a href="mailto:UoN-Staff-Physics-and-Astronomy@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk">UoN-Staff-Physics-and-Astronomy@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> O365-Gravity Laboratory <<a href="mailto:o365-gravitylaboratory@UniofNottm.onmicrosoft.com">o365-gravitylaboratory@UniofNottm.onmicrosoft.com</a>>; Martyn Fisher (staff) <<a href="mailto:Martyn.Fisher@nottingham.ac.uk">Martyn.Fisher@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>;
Terry Sims (staff) <<a href="mailto:terry.sims@nottingham.ac.uk">terry.sims@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; Peter Morgan-Tansley (staff) <<a href="mailto:peter.morgan-tansley@nottingham.ac.uk">peter.morgan-tansley@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; Shaun Beebe (staff) <<a href="mailto:Shaun.Beebe@nottingham.ac.uk">Shaun.Beebe@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>;
Julian Hanby (staff) <<a href="mailto:Julian.Hanby@nottingham.ac.uk">Julian.Hanby@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; David Duncan (staff) <<a href="mailto:David.Duncan@nottingham.ac.uk">David.Duncan@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; Zoe Wilson (staff) <<a href="mailto:zoe.wilson@nottingham.ac.uk">zoe.wilson@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>;
Jonathan Lamley (staff) <<a href="mailto:jonathan.lamley@nottingham.ac.uk">jonathan.lamley@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; Silke Weinfurtner <<a href="mailto:silke.weinfurtner@manchester.ac.uk">silke.weinfurtner@manchester.ac.uk</a>>; Amy Smith (staff) <<a href="mailto:amy.smith2@nottingham.ac.uk">amy.smith2@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>;
PC-FoS-Exec-Hub <<a href="mailto:PC-FoS-Exec-Hub@nottingham.ac.uk">PC-FoS-Exec-Hub@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; Elisha Gunn (staff) <<a href="mailto:Elisha.Gunn@nottingham.ac.uk">Elisha.Gunn@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>; Chris Hanlon (staff) <<a href="mailto:Chris.Hanlon@nottingham.ac.uk">Chris.Hanlon@nottingham.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> IMPORTANT: Flushing of water taps in Physics buildings</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With ambient temperatures still high, may I ask for assistance from staff, particularly lab teams, to flush both cold and hot water taps within
<b>all areas</b> of Physics as part of mitigations to minimise Legionella risk. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ideally water taps should be turned on and allowed to flow to drain for five minutes. Please avoid creating water droplet aerosol spray during this process; this can be achieved by turning taps on slowly for the first few minutes before
ramping up the flow. There is minimal concern over WC water outlets and cisterns as these tend to be used frequently. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Very many thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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