Factors affecting bulk to total bacteria ratio in drinking water distribution systems

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3393-3404

  Srinivasan, Soumya ^a   Harrington, Gregory W ^b   Xagoraraki, Irene ^c   Goel, Ramesh ^d  

^a BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilms; Bulk water; Chlorine; Distribution system; Drinking water; Residence time

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BULK WATER; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; CHLORINE RESIDUALS; CULTURABLE BACTERIA; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; RESIDENCE TIME; TOTAL BACTERIA;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; RESIDENCE TIME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 54049154275     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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