Biofilm structure and kinetics

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 287-294

  Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm structure; Confocal scanning laser microscopy; Kinetics; Modeling; Porosity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FILM GROWTH; LASER APPLICATIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES;

CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; KINETICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030764009     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00355-7     Document Type: Article

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