Is nitrite from nitrification the only cause of microbiologically induced chloramine decay?
KC Bal Krishna A , Maneesha P Ginige B and Arumugam Sathasivan A C
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A School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2750, Australia
B CSIRO Land and Water, Floreat, WA 6014, Australia
C Email: S.Sathasivan@westernsydney.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 39(3) 145-148 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA18044
Published: 13 August 2018
Abstract
Nitrite, produced by ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB), was traditionally thought to be the only cause of microbiologically mediated decay of chloramine. The development and application of microbial decay factor method and bacterial community studies, for the first time have revealed many other factors such as soluble microbial products (SMPs) and bacteria other than AOB mediating the decay of chloramine.
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