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Biofilms in shower hoses – choice of pipe material influences bacterial growth and communities

Published:2016 Issue:4 Volume:2 Page:670-682
ISSN:2053-1400
Container-title:Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
language:en
Short-container-title:Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol.

Author:

Proctor Caitlin R.¹²³⁴⁵,Gächter Marja¹²³⁴⁵,Kötzsch Stefan¹²³⁴⁶,Rölli Franziska¹²³⁴,Sigrist Romina¹²³⁴,Walser Jean-Claude⁷⁸⁹⁴,Hammes Frederik¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Eawag

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

3. CH-8600 Dübendorf

4. Switzerland

5. Department of Environmental Systems Science

6. Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture

7. Genetic Diversity Centre (GDC)

8. ETH Zürich

9. Zürich

Abstract

Flexible polymeric pipe materials are commonly used as shower hoses or connections to faucets in the last meters of building plumbing, but these tend to leach high concentrations of carbon that encourage bacterial growth.

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Environmental Engineering

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/EW/C6EW00016A

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