Microbiology of Well Biofouling

ISBN-13: 9781566704007 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 456 str.

D. Roy Cullimore; Roy Cullimore

Opis

The book is a useful reference guide for water well operators, hazardo us waste site operators, consulting engineers, public health inspector s, microbiologists, and analytical chemists. It is written with a dire ct, straight forward approach based upon the advances in the technolog y over the last twenty years. With this guide, you understand the phe nomena of biofouling, corrosivity, biodegradation, and shifts in hydra ulic transmissivity that can be linked to microbial events. Practical approaches to the evaluation of these effects are introduced, includin g standard and novel methodologies.

Spis treści

Introductory Overview. Concepts. Direct Evidence of a Bacterial Event. Monitoring Methodologies for Biofouling Events. About the BARTÔ. Water Well Biofouling,Diagnosis. Biofouling in Wells, Practical Examples. Major Considerations in Well Biofouling. Using the Well Fouling Index (WFI). Appendix. Index.

O autorze

Cullimore\, D. Roy