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Biofilms - Investigative Methods and Applications (Paperback)
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Biofilms - Investigative Methods and Applications (Paperback)
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Until now, techniques for studying biofilms- the cellular colonies
that live in drinking water systems, wastewater operations, even
ground and surface water- have been limited. Yet during the last
decade, biofilms have become a critical element in water quality
preservation systems, a key component of wastewater treatment
biological reactions and the subject of extensive microbiological
inquiry. An understanding of biofilm development, structure and
dynamics is one condition for improving water supplies and for
addressing technical problems such as biofouling, corrosion and
bioweathering. Biofilms: Investigative Methods and Applications
provides the first in-depth assessment of current and experimental
ways to study biofilms, both in sample form and in situ. It shows
how sensors, microscopy, lasers, and calorimetry, among other
tools, can be used to obtain data on the morphology and metabolism
of biofilms. This text is the first to organize and examine the
best methods for investigating biofilms. It covers culture-based
methods and emerging nondestructive techniques. It also shows how
they can be used to characterize biofilms in a variety of manmade
settings, such as sewers, wastewater plants, and drinking water
distribution systems, as well as in karsts and groundwater sources.
In clarifying the way biofilms are studied, the book offers new
insights into these living films. It also applies inquiry
techniques to the many problems confronting the environmental
specialist-corrosion control, biofouling, and the improvement of
fixed reactors in wastewater treatment. At the same time it
explains technologies for the controlled growth of biofilms and
shows how biofilms can be effectively monitored and subjected to
quantitative analysis. The technical information in Biofilms:
Investigative Methods and Applications is designed to be of use to
engineers and researchers and to be helpful in the generation of
electronic data.
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