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Assimilable Organic Carbon as an Indicator of Bacterial Regrowth
Author(s) -
Kooij Dirk van der
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1992.tb07305.x
Subject(s) - heterotroph , agar , total organic carbon , bacteria , agar plate , colony forming unit , bacterial colony , chemistry , plate count , food science , zoology , botany , environmental chemistry , biology , genetics
The relationship between the level of regrowth of heterotrophic bacteria and the level of easily assimilable organic carbon (AOC) was determined by collecting and examining a series of distribution water samples from 20 supplies during two summer and autumn periods. The AOC concentration of distribution system water decreased with increasing distance from the treatment plant, but AOC uptake was limited at concentrations