Efficacy of chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant for bacillus spores in drinking-water biofilms

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 569-574

  Hosni, Ahmed A ^a   Szabo, Jeffery G ^b   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Chlorine dioxide; Disinfection; Drinking water network safety

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR REACTORS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS GLOBIGII; BACILLUS SPORE; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; CORROSION PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING-WATER NETWORK SAFETY; IRON COUPONS; MATRIX; SPORE COUNT;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DECONTAMINATION;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; DETOXIFICATION; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; INOCULATION; IRON; SPORE; WATER SUPPLY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960238268     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000355     Document Type: Article

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