Development of equipment for in situ studies of biofilm in hot water systems

Biofouling

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Bagh, Lene Karen ^a,b   Albrechtsen, Hans Jørgen ^a   Arvin, Erik ^a   Schmidt JØrgensen, Finn ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Distribution system; Heterotrophic plate counts; Hot water; Sampling equipment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOULING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032781279     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927019909378395     Document Type: Article

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