Biofilm structures (EPS and bacterial communities) in drinking water distribution systems are conditioned by hydraulics and influence discolouration

High-quality drinking water from treatment works is degraded during transport to customer taps through the Drinking Water Distribution System (DWDS). Interactions occurring at the pipe wall-water interface are central to this degradation and are often dominated by complex microbial biofilms that are...

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Published in:	The Science of the total environment Vol. 593-594; pp. 571 - 580
Main Authors:	Fish, K., Osborn, A.M., Boxall, J.B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017
Subjects:	Bacteria - growth & development bacterial communities biofilm Biofilms biomass community structure confocal microscopy discoloration drinking water Drinking Water - microbiology Drinking water distribution systems Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) fluid mechanics Hydraulic patterns infrastructure public health shear stress Terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) water distribution Water Quality Water Supply Drinking water distribution systems Biofilms Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) Hydraulic patterns Terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) Water quality
ISSN:	0048-9697, 1879-1026, 1879-1026
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