Effect of temperature and disinfection strategies on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in a bench-scale drinking water distribution system

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1805-1817

  Pintar, Katarina D M ^a   Slawson, Robin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Annular reactor; Drinking water; Monochloramine; Nitrification; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORAMINATION;

BACTERIA;

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; MONOCHLORAMINE; NITRITE;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; TEMPERATURE; WATER DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 0037386299     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00538-9     Document Type: Article

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