Bacterial survival and regrowth in drinking water systems

Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-40

  Mahto, Bandana ^a   Goel, Sudha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell density; Chlorine residuals; Growth rates; Plate counts; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 48049093232     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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