Comparing the microbial characteristics of rainwater in two operating rainwater tanks with different surface-to-volume ratios

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 627-631

  Kim, Mikyeong ^a   Bak, Gippeum ^a   Han, Mooyoung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial composition; Biofilm; Rainwater tank; S V ratio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; CATCHMENT AREA; INTERNAL DESIGN; MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; RAINWATER QUALITY; RAINWATER TANK; S/V RATIO; STORAGE TANK; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CATCHMENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

WATER TANKS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; RAIN;

BACTERIUM; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PHOSPHATE; RAINWATER; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SUSPENDED LOAD; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; VOLUME; WATER QUALITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; ASTICCACAULIS BENEVESTITUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; CANDIDATUS PLANKTOPHILIA LIMNETICA; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NEPHELOMETRY; NONHUMAN; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXALOBACTERACEAE; PH; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POLYNUCLEOBACTER NECESSARIUS ASYMBIOTICUS; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; SPHINGOBACTERIALES; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TO VOLUME RATIO; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TANK; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; VARIOVORAX; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80051496174     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.626     Document Type: Article

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