Automatic microfiber filtration (AMF) of surface water: Impact on water quality and biofouling evolution

Water Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 592-604

  Lakretz, Anat ^a   Elifantz, Hila ^b   Kviatkovski, Igor ^c   Eshel, Gonen ^d   Mamane, Hadas ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d Amiad   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Microbial community composition; Particle size and circularity; Thread filtration; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; EFFICIENCY; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIUM; BACTEROIDETES; FILTERED WATER; MICRO-FIBER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE AND CIRCULARITY; PARTICLES SIZES; PROTEOBACTERIA; THREAD FILTRATION; WATER IMPACT;

PARTICLE SIZE;

ALUMINUM; IRON; SURFACE WATER;

ALUMINUM; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRUG; EXOPOLYMER; IRON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SURFACE WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC MICROFIBER FILTRATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDETES; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; AUTOMATION; BACTERIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES;

ISRAEL; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); PROTEOBACTERIA;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84888830163     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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