Impact of the ultraviolet disinfection process on biofilm control in a model drinking water distribution system

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 809-816

  Wenjun, Sun ^a   Wenjun, Liu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biostability; Chloramine; Chlorine; Model distribution system; Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR REACTORS; ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBONS; BIOFILM CONTROLS; BIOFILM DENSITIES; BIOSTABILITY; CHLORAMINE; DISINFECTION PROCESS; DONGGUAN; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATERS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MODEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; PILOT-SCALE; SEM; STEADY STATE; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) DISINFECTION; UV DISINFECTIONS;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE FILTERS; AMINATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; FIRE HAZARDS; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHINA; DENSITY GRADIENT; DISINFECTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REACTOR MONITORING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEADY STATE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER RETENTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 63449133994     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0204     Document Type: Article

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