Silver as a residual disinfectant to prevent biofilm formation in water distribution systems

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1639-1641

  Silvestry Rodriguez, Nadia ^a   Bright, Kelly R ^b   Slack, Donald C ^a   Uhlmann, Donald R ^c   Gerba, Charles P ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DISINFECTANTS; PATHOGENS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

RESIDUAL DISINFECTANTS; SILVER TREATMENT;

SILVER;

DRINKING WATER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILVER; STEEL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HARBOR; HAZARD; PATHOGEN; POLYMER; SILVER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SILVER; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 40549139079     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02237-07     Document Type: Article

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