Observation of thick biofilm accumulation and structure in porous media and corresponding hydrodynamic and mass transfer effects

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 195-201

  Sharp, R R ^a   Cunningham, A B ^b   Komlos, J ^b   Billmayer, J ^b  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advection; Biofilms; Diffusion; Dispersivity; Mass transport; Permeability; Porosity; Porous media

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; VELOCITY;

ADVECTION; DISPERSIVITY; MASS TRANSPORT;

BIOFILMS;

FLUORESCEIN;

BIOFILM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MEDIUM;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CELL DENSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POROSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VELOCITY; VITAL STAIN;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033027734     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00168-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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