Biocidal efficacy of monochloramine against biofilm bacteria

Biofouling

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 321-332

  Rao, T S ^a   Nancharaiah, Y V ^a   Nair, K V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Detachment; Free chlorine; Microfouling control; Monochloramine; Seawater; Thickness

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOCIDE; BIOFILM; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MONOCHLORAMINE;

EID: 0031817591     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927019809378363     Document Type: Article

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