Succession of bacterial biofilm communities following removal of chloramine from a full-scale drinking water distribution system
Abstract Monochloramine is used to regulate microbial regrowth in drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) but produces carcinogenic disinfection byproducts and constitutes a source of energy for nitrifying bacteria.This study followed biofilm-dispersed microbial communities of a Oregano full-scale DWDS distributing ultrafiltered water over three