Long-term persistence of a nutrient-starved biofilm in a limestone fracture

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 925-934

  Castegnier, Françoise ^a   Ross, Nathalie ^b   Chapuis, Robert P ^a   Deschênes, Louise ^a   Samson, Réjean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biobarrier; Clogging; Fractured rock; Groundwater; Persistence; Stability

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BACTERIA; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; LIMESTONE; MINERALS; ROCKS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BIOBARRIER; CLOGGING; FRACURED ROCK; PERSISTENCE;

BIOFILMS;

LIMESTONE; MINERAL; MOLASSES;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; LIMESTONE; MINERALS; ROCKS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BIOFILM; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; PERSISTENCE;

AGING; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; STARVATION; STIMULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33344465445     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.12.038     Document Type: Article

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