Monitoring the effects of biocide treatment of Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms formed under different flow regimes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 217-223

  Simoes M ^a   Pereira, M O ^a   Vieira, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biocide efficacy; Biofilm monitoring; Flow regime; Glutaraldehyde; Physical stability

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDES; FLUORESCENCE; LAMINAR FLOW; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACES; TURBULENT FLOW;

METAL SURFACES;

BIOFILMS;

BIOCIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METAL; STAINLESS STEEL;

BIOFILM;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DRY WEIGHT; LAMINAR FLOW; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0037265188     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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