The effect of material choice on biofilm formation in a model warm water distribution system

Biofouling

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1161-1174

  Waines, Paul L ^a   Moate, Roy ^a   Moody, A John ^a   Allen, Mike ^b   Bradley, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Dart Valley Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biofilm formation; copper; EPDM; PEX; stainless steel; water distribution system

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COPPER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEEL; WATER SUPPLY;

COPPER; ELASTOMER; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER; ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-DIENE-MONOMER; POLYETHYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SANITATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; COPPER; ELASTOMERS; ETHYLENES; POLYETHYLENE; SANITARY ENGINEERING; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84858770600     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.636807     Document Type: Article

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