Effects of fluid-flow velocity and water quality on planktonic and sessile microbial growth in water hydraulic system

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 3812-3820

  Soini, S M ^a   Koskinen, K T ^a   Vilenius, M J ^a   Puhakka, J A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Flow velocity; Oligotrophy; Water hydraulics; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; SHEAR STRESS;

WATER HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS;

WATER QUALITY;

FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC SYSTEM; VELOCITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PLANKTON; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TANK; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036741374     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00099-4     Document Type: Article

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