Free chlorine and monochloramine application to nitrifying biofilm: Comparison of biofilm penetration, activity, and viability

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1412-1419

  Lee, Woo Hyoung ^a,c   Wahman, David G ^b   Bishop, Paul L ^a   Pressman, Jonathan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM ACTIVITY; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; FREE AMMONIA; FREE CHLORINE; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; MONOCHLORAMINE; NITRIFYING BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROELECTRODES; NITRIFICATION; POTABLE WATER;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MONOCHLORAMINE; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

BIOFILM; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRINKING WATER; NITRIFICATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROELECTRODE; MICROORGANISM; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NITRIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; NITRIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79951606299     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1035305     Document Type: Article

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