Bacillus spore uptake onto heavily corroded iron pipe in a drinking water distribution system simulator

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1867-1871

  Szabo, Jeffrey G ^a   Muhammad, Nur ^b   Packard, Benjamin ^a   Meiners, Greg ^b   Kefauver, Paul ^b   Hall, John ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Shaw Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bacillus; Biofilm; Corrosion; Drinking water; Free chlorine; Iron; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; BACILLUS GLOBIGII; BACILLUS SPORE; BULK PHASE; CORRODED SURFACE; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FREE CHLORINE; IRON PIPE;

ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CAST IRON PIPE; CHLORINE; CORROSION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

ADHESION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORINE; CORROSION; DECHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; IRON; PERSISTENCE; PIPE; SPORE; WATER POLLUTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 70749149329     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-097     Document Type: Article

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