Assessing microbiological water quality in drinking water distribution systems with disinfectant residual using flow cytometry

Water Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-234

  Gillespie, Simon ^a   Lipphaus, Patrick ^b   Green, James ^a   Parsons, Simon ^a   Weir, Paul ^a   Juskowiak, Kes ^a   Jefferson, Bruce ^b   Jarvis, Peter ^b   Nocker, Andreas ^b  

^a SCOTTISH WATER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloramine; Chlorine; Disinfection; Distribution system; Drinking water; Regrowth potential

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CELLS; CHLORINE; CYTOLOGY; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INVESTMENTS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORAMINE; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY; REGROWTH POTENTIAL; WATER INDUSTRIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROORGANISM; REGROWTH; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; DRINKING WATER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84905825857     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.029     Document Type: Article

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