Biofilms in an urban water distribution system: Measurement of biofilm biomass, pathogens and pathogen persistence within the Greater Stockholm area, Sweden

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 181-189

  Langmark J ^a   Storey, M V ^a   Ashbolt, N J ^b   Stenstrom T A ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Drinking water distribution system; Fluorescent polystyrene microspheres; Model pathogen; Salmonella bacteriophages; UV treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROORGANISMS; POLYSTYRENES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FLUORESCENT POLYSTYRENE MICROSPHERES; MODEL PATHOGEN; SALMONELLA BACTERIOPHAGES; ULTRAVIOLET TREATMENT;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DRINKING WATER; MICROSPHERE; POLYSTYRENE; WATER;

BIOFILM; MICROORGANISM; WATER DISTRIBUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONADALES; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHLORINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISINFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PIPELINE; SALMONELLA; SWEDEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONADALES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 28444450429     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0259     Document Type: Article

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