Biofilm growth in response to various concentrations of biodegradable material in drinking water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 191-195

  Schaule, Gabriela ^a   Moschnitschka, Dania ^a   Schulte, Simone ^a   Tamachkiarow, Adriana ^b   Flemming, Hans Curt ^a,c  

^a IWW Water Center   (Germany)

^b Onvida GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biostability; Drinking water; Early warning; Sensor

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; ORGANIC CARBON; STABILITY;

BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOSTABILITY;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GLASS FIBER; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; STABILITY;

BACKSCATTER; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILM; BIOSAFETY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER OPTIC BIOSENSOR; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FIBER OPTICS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34249744370     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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