Assessing bacterial growth potential in a model distribution system receiving nanofiltration membrane treated water

Desalination

Volumn 296, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-15

  Park, Se Keun ^a   Choi, Jae Hoon ^b   Hu, Jiang Yong ^c  

^a Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Engineering Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Biofilm; Biostablility; Drinking water; Nanofiltration (NF)

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSTABILITY; BIOSTABLILITY; BULK WATER; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR PROLIFERATIONS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CULTURABLE HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; GROWTH POTENTIAL; MODEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; NF MEMBRANES; PROTEOBACTERIA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TAP WATER;

ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CELL PROLIFERATION; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; POTABLE WATER;

WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HETEROTROPHY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER TREATMENT;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861348738     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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