The effects of changing water flow velocity on the formation of biofilms and water quality in pilot distribution system consisting of copper or polyethylene pipes

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2151-2160

  Lehtola, Markku J ^a   Laxander, Michaela ^a   Miettinen, Ilkka T ^a   Hirvonen, Arja ^b   Vartiainen, Terttu ^a,b   Martikainen, Pertti J ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Copper; Flow velocity; Microbes; Plastic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COPPER; FLOW OF WATER; MASS TRANSFER; PLASTICS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

CONTENTS OF ADINOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE (ATP); FLOW VELOCITY; MICROBES; MICROBIAL NUTRIENTS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COPPER; POLYETHYLENE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COPPER; FLOW OF WATER; MASS TRANSFER; PLASTICS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COPPER; NUTRIENT; PIPELINE; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TUBE; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33646948276     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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