Biofilms in drinking water: problems and solutions

The main goal of water companies is to deliver to each consumer microbiologically safe drinking water (DW), adequate in quantity and delivery pressure and acceptable in terms of taste, odour and appearance. Drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) are known to harbour biofilms, even in the continu...

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Main Author: Simões, Lúcia C. (author)
Other Authors: Simões, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/24333
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/24333