Jensen, H., Biggs, C.A. and Karunakaran, E. (2016) The importance of sewer biofilms. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 3. pp. 487-494.
Abstract
In spite of being under ground and out of sight, sewers are important parts of the urban infrastructure for transporting used, contaminated water for safe treatment. Within sewers, during the transport of waste water, processes take place, transforming the chemical components of the waste water. These processes are largely carried out by bacteria, a significant part of which live in biofilms. These microbial processes impact the sewers by causing odor and corrosion of the sewer pipes, leading to the need costly repair and control strategies. The biofilms may also impact the environment by contributing to greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and pollution in natural aquatic environments. However, improved understanding of the function of biofilms and the novel techniques and approaches for manipulating biofilms may provide us with strategies for controlling these problems. Moreover, such advances may allow us to design in-sewer biofilms for beneficial purposes such as in-pipe treatment of waste water, potentially leading to decreased environmental impact.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors. WIREs Water published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 May 2017 08:45 |
Last Modified: | 11 May 2017 09:05 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1144 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/wat2.1144 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:115897 |
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