Extracellular nucleic acids in monochloraminated drinking water distribution systems

• Main Author: Bairoliya, Sakcham
• Other Authors: Cao Bin
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology; Science::Biological sciences::Ecology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150692
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The provision of safe drinking water is complicated by the presence of biofilms in the drinking water distribution pipeline. Presence of secondary disinfectant residuals such as monochloramine (MCA) could result in release of nucleic acids from these biofilms and the cells contained in the bulk wate...