Effect of Microbially Available Phosphorus Limitation on Microbiological Water Quality in Internal Drinking Water Supply

2024
Marta Zemīte

Defending
20.12.2024. 13:00, Rīga, Ķīpsalas iela 6A-143, Rīga

Supervisor
Tālis Juhna

Reviewers
Ilkka Miettinen, Angelika Krūmiņa, Kristina Ļebedeva

Phosphorus limitation reduces bacterial growth and biofilm formation, which can aid in controlling the growth of potentially pathogenic microorganisms. However, information on the effects of phosphorus reduction within internal drinking water systems, where water quality deterioration frequently occurs, remains limited. This study investigates the limitation of microbially available phosphorus in internal drinking water supply, using a granular ferric hydroxide sorption filter, and evaluates its impact on such opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens as Legionella bacteria.

Keywords
Mikrobiāli pieejamais fosfors, iekšējā dzeramā ūdens apgāde, kultivējamā Legionella pneumophila, daudzstāvu dzīvojamās ēkas
DOI
10.7250/9789934371332

Zemīte, Marta. Effect of Microbially Available Phosphorus Limitation on Microbiological Water Quality in Internal Drinking Water Supply. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2024. 112 p.

Publication language
English (en)