The application of the Bacterial Regrowth Potential method and Flow Cytometry for biofouling detection at the Penneshaw Desalination Plant in South Australia

Desalination

Volumn 284, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-252

  Dixon, Mike B ^a   Qiu, Teresa ^a   Blaikie, Matthew ^a   Pelekani, Con ^a  

^a SA WATER   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial Regrowth Potential; Biofouling; Flow Cytometry; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL REGROWTH; CYTOMETRY; DESALINATION PLANT; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE SURFACE; POTENTIAL METHODS; POTENTIAL TOOL; RO MEMBRANE; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEAWATER QUALITY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPIRAL WOUND; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ADHESION; BACTERIA; DESALINATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOFOULING;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 83255194027     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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