The efficacy of biocides and other chemical additives in cooling water systems in the control of amoebae

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 784-789

  Critchley, M ^b   Bentham, R ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Biocides; Cooling water systems; Legionella

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; COOLING; COOLING WATER; PROTOZOA; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATERWORKS;

AMEBA; CHEMICAL ADDITIVE; COOLING WATER SYSTEMS; IN-VITRO; ISOTHIAZOLINONES; LEGIONELLAE; MOLYBDATE/PHOSPHATE; ORGANIC PHOSPHATES; RESIDENCE TIME; VITRO EXPERIMENTS;

BIOCIDES;

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; BIOCIDE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; COOLING WATER; ISOTHIAZOLONE; MOLYBDIC ACID; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COOLING WATER; CYST; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PESTICIDE; PROTOZOAN;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING TOWER; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DISINFECTION; ECOSYSTEM; EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLANKTON; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; TIME; TROPHOZOITE;

LEGIONELLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 60049101032     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04044.x     Document Type: Article

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