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The relationship was based on a number of observations, firstly that the conductivity (Cq) of a water bearing formation sample is dependent primarily upon pore water conductivity (C ) and porosity distribution (as the rock matrix does not conduct electricity) such that ... 

Suspension Medium Dilute an appropriate volume of the Basal Medium Stock Solution with an equal volume of water. Distribute 10-mL portions of this Suspension Medium to test tubes, cover to prevent contamination, sterilize by heating in an autoclave at 121° for 15 min, and cool tubes rapidly to keep color formation to a minimum. Store at 10° in the dark. 

Nitrite has a similar action to nitrate, but is usually only found at very low concentrations. It is sometimes formed in water distribution systems when monochloramine is used as a residual disinfectant. Nitrite and nitrate need to be considered together, but monitoring for nitrite is difficult because formation will be in the distribution system. Nitrate levels in surface waters can change quite quickly, but levels in groundwater usually change very slowly unless the groundwater is heavily influenced by surface water. 

Momba, M. N. B., et al. (1998). Evaluation of the impact of disinfection processes on the formation of biofilms in potable surface water distribution systems. Water Science Technol. Wastewater Biological Processes, Proc. 199819th Biennial Conf. Int. Assoc, on Water Quality. Part 7, June 21-26,38, 8-9, 283-289. Elsevier Science Ltd., Exeter, England. 

The GEOSECS profiles clearly show this effect and the distribution in the oceans has been used to determine the rates of water-mass formation in the North Atlantic. 

We can thus conclude that the amino acids do not represent a negligible part of the overall residual (10—30%). The amino acid release by filter in drinking-water may present a danger of bacterial proliferation in the drinking-water distribution system, since the carbon source is easily biodegradable. Such a hazard can be minimized by a superchlorination at the end of the treatment. However, previous [12, 13 ] and more recent [14, 15] research has shown that the action of sodium hypochlorite on ctamino acids rapidly leads to the formation of aldehydes and nitriles. Therefore, postchlorination only changes the problem to a more complex one. 

STUDY OF BIOFILM FORMATION ON DIFFERENT PIPE MATERIALS IN A MODEL OF DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT ON MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY... 

Abstract. The biofilm formation in drinking water distribution systems depends on many factors and may cause a number of technological and hygienic problems. In this study, the influence of pipe material and flow velocity on the biofilm growth dynamics and its impact on microbiological water quality in a model of drinking water distribution system were assessed. 

Biofilm study was carried out in the drinking water supply system DWSS"Yovkovtsy , that supply with water the region of Veliko Tamovo, and in the laboratory model of water distribution system. Some experiments were performed 1) to determine microbiological composition of biofilm samples scraped from mild steel or reinforced concrete s main pipe line and concrete tank of DWSS Yovkovtsy 2) to study biofilm formation process on test pipe from PVC, PE, stainless steel and carbon steel in a laboratory model of drinking water distribution system under flow velocity 0,006 cm/s. 3) to study dynamics of biofilm formation process on polypropylene, the pipe material used during the last years in Bulgaria, in a model water distribution system under flow velocities 0.3 m/s, 0.5 m/s, 0.7 m/s and 1 m/s. 

Because of complex effect of pipe material, water quality and flow velocity on the biofilm in the studied water distribution system, the biofilm formation process was studied in a model system. It was determined the highest bacterial density of the biofilm developed on carbon steel and the lowest ones of the biofilms on plastic pipes (Fig. 2). The results showed strong influence of the pipe material on biofilm density during initial phases of the process compared with mature biofilm. 

FIGURE 2. Dynamics of Biofilm formation on different pipe materials in a model water distribution system under low flow velocity. 

Phospholipids are important components of biological membranes. Various classes of phospholipid occur, and within each class, a distribution of fatty acid residues is found. A variety of physical techniques have shown that a number of pure phospholipids undergo a transition from a crystalline to a liquid crystalline form at a temperature dependent upon the presence and type of unsaturation in the fatty acid residues. The implications of these results to the dispersibility of phospholipids in water, the formation of myelin tubes, the production of model membranes, and to the natural biological systems, are discussed. 

Lund, V. and Ormerod, K. 1995. The influence of disinfection processes on biofihn formation in water distribution systems. 29(4) 1013-1021. 

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