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...