Heterotrophic bacteria in drinking water distribution system: A review

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 6087-6137

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bacteria nutrients; Control of HPC bacteria; Heterotrophic bacteria; HPC modelling; Water distribution system; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA REGROWTH; BULK WATER; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EFFICIENT CONTROL; FREE RESIDUAL CHLORINE; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MUNICIPAL WATER; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PIPE SURFACES; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; RESEARCH NEEDS;

BIOFILMS; NUTRIENTS; RESEARCH; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; MODELING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL REGROWTH; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; HEALTH HAZARD; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIUM; PATHOGENESIS; RESEARCH; REVIEW; TUBE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; DRINKING WATER; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84866547918     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2407-x     Document Type: Review

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