The bacteriological composition of biomass recovered by flushing an operational drinking water distribution system

Water Research

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-114

  Douterelo, I ^a   Husband, S ^a   Boxall, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Discolouration; Drinking water; Metals; Pipe material

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CAST IRON; CAST IRON PIPE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIUM; BULK WATER; DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT AREAS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PIPE MATERIAL; PIPE WALLS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIA;

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; PHOSPHATE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FLUSHING; MAGNESIUM; PIPE; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACIDOBACTERIA; ACIDOBACTERIUM; ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACILLI; BACILLUS; BIOFILM; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FLAVOBACTERIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GEOBACILLUS; HYPOMICROBIUM; LYSINIBACILLUS; LYSINOBACILLUS; MAGNETOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCAPSA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIROCHAETA; TUBE; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA; DISCOLOURATION; DRINKING WATER; METALS; PIPE MATERIAL;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRINKING WATER; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; RHEOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84894302658     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.01.049     Document Type: Article

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