Investigation into biofilms in a local drinking water distribution system

Biofilms

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-25

  Hu, J Y ^a   Yu, B ^a   Feng, Y Y ^a   Tan, X L ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Ng, W J ^a   Hoe, W C ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Water Reclamation Department   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; CARBON SOURCE; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGAPORE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 20444456628     PISSN: 14790505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479050505001614     Document Type: Article

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