Understanding, monitoring, and controlling biofilm growth in drinking water distribution systems

S Liu, C Gunawan, N Barraud, SA Rice… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
In drinking water distribution systems (DWDS), biofilms are the predominant mode of
microbial growth, with the presence of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) protecting …

[HTML][HTML] Methodological approaches for studying the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems

I Douterelo, JB Boxall, P Deines, R Sekar, KE Fish… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
The study of the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) has
traditionally been based on culturing organisms from bulk water samples. The development …

[图书][B] Wastewater microbiology

G Bitton - 2011 - books.google.com
Wastewater Microbiology focuses on microbial contaminants found in wastewater, methods
of detection for these contaminants, and methods of cleansing water of microbial …

Biodegradable organic matter and rapid-rate biofilter performance: A review

LG Terry, RS Summers - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodegradable organic matter (BOM), found in all surface waters, is a challenge for drinking
water utilities because it can lead to distribution system bio-regrowth, react to form …

Unraveling dissolved organic matter in drinking water through integrated ozonation/ceramic membrane and biological activated carbon process using FT-ICR MS

C Hou, L Chen, Y Dong, Y Yang, X Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of an integrated process comprising coagulation, ozonation, and catalytic
ceramic membrane filtration (CMF) followed by treatment with biological active carbon (BAC) …

A review of fouling indices and monitoring techniques for reverse osmosis

LN Sim, TH Chong, AH Taheri, STV Sim, L Lai… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the methods to monitor reverse osmosis (RO) membrane fouling, either
by characterizing the fouling potential of the feed or by detecting the fouling condition of the …

Can we shape microbial communities to enhance biological activated carbon filter performance?

Z Lu, Z Jing, J Huang, Y Ke, C Li, Z Zhao, X Ao, W Sun - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
A new focus on biofiltration has emerged that aims to shape microbial communities to
improve treatment efficacy. It is therefore necessary to understand the linkages between …

Bacteriology of drinking water distribution systems: an integral and multidimensional review

G Liu, J Verberk, JC Van Dijk - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
A drinking water distribution system (DWDS) is the final and essential step to supply safe
and high-quality drinking water to customers. Biological processes, such as biofilm formation …

Effects of organics concentration on the gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration in treating iron-and manganese-containing surface water

H Chang, W Sun, Y Wang, S Jiang, J Wang, H Liang… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron and manganese contamination in the surface water is posing great challenges to the
drinking water treatment supply, especially in the complex cases of organics involvement …

Pyrosequencing analysis of bacterial biofilm communities in water meters of a drinking water distribution system

PY Hong, C Hwang, F Ling, GL Andersen… - Applied and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The applicability of 454 pyrosequencing to characterize bacterial biofilm communities from
two water meters of a drinking water distribution system was assessed. Differences in …