Modeling bacteria growth in drinking water: Effect of nutrients

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Jegatheesan, Veeriah ^a   Kastl, George ^b   Fisher, Ian ^b   Chandy, Joseph ^b   Angles, Mark ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL REGROWTH; ORGANIC CARBON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CELLS; DISINFECTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITION; OPTIMIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

POTABLE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2942519991     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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