Impact of Drinking Water Treatment and Pipe Biofilms on Bacterial Dynamics in the Distribution System
This thesis addresses drinking water quality and microbiology in full-scale drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs). It examines how UV irradiation and slow sand filters (SSFs) alter the water bacteriome, and how the biofilm in the DWDS affects the drinking water quality.In addition, the effects of installing a combined ultrafiltration and coagulation treatment stage on the pipe biofilm comm