Microbiology and Biofilm
Everything in The Blueprint of Water about microbiology and biofilm, anchored on Chapter 9: Microbiology.
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Concepts (47)
ASHRAE 188 · ATP assay · Access problem · Acid-producing bacteria (APB) · Aerosolization · Attachment · Biocide · Biocide selection · Biofilm · Biofilm fingerprints · Boundary layer · Chlorine speciation · Conditioning film · Contact time · Corrosion coupon · Dead leg · Detachment and seeding · Differential pressure · Dip slides · Dispersant · Dormancy · Electrochemical cell · Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) · Flow management · Heterotrophic plate count (HPC) · Iron-related bacteria (IRB) · Legionella · Mature community · Mechanical cleaning · Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) · Non-oxidizing biocides · Oxidizing biocides · Oxygen Differential Cell · Oxygen gradient · Quorum sensing · Reconnaissance and monitoring · Redox potential · Residual · Sessile bacterium · Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) · Susceptible population · Systems thinking · Thermal disinfection · Tubercle · Viable-but-nonculturable organisms · pH gradient · qPCR molecular testing
Formulas (4)
Chlorine Speciation Equilibrium (HOCl or OCl- pH dependence) · Fraction of Free Chlorine as HOCl · Loss of Chlorine Effectiveness with pH Rise · Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB) Hydrogen Sulfide Production
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Practice problems (10)
P09.01 In two sentences explain why biological · P09.02 A mature biofilm on a condenser tube is · P09.03 Using the oxygen differential cell from the · P09.04 A cooling tower operates at pH 83 with a free · P09.05 A 4inch branch off a cooling tower · P09.06 A facility has used the same nonoxidizing · P09.07 After adding a biodispersant to a cooling · P09.08 A cooling tower loses its biocide feed pump on · P09.09 A hospital cooling tower has excellent bulk · P09.10 You are treating a cooling tower with no
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