Persistence of non-native spore forming bacteria in drinking water biofilm and evaluation of decontamination methods

Environmental Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 847-855

  Shane, William T ^a   Szabo, Jeffrey G ^b   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

biofilm; chlorine; concrete; decontamination; spores

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; DECONTAMINATION;

ANNULAR REACTORS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS GLOBIGII; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; FASTER RATES; FREE CHLORINE; LOG REDUCTIONS; NON-NATIVE; PIPE WALLS; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; SPORES; STEADY STATE;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHLORINE; CONCRETE; DRINKING WATER; PIPE; SPORE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BULK DENSITY; CHLORINATION; DECHLORINATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 79959442430     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2010.515038     Document Type: Article

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