Microbiology Of Well Biofouling (Sustainable Water Well)

The book is a useful reference guide for water well operators, hazardo us waste site operators, consulting engineers, public health inspector s, microbiologists, and analytical chemists. It is written with a dire ct, straight forward approach based upon the advances in the technolog y over the last twenty years. With this guide, you understand the phe nomena of biofouling, corrosivity, biodegradation, and shifts in hydra ulic transmissivity that can be linked to microbial events. Practical approaches to the evaluation of these effects are introduced, includin g standard and novel methodologies. Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Table of Contents 1: INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW Challenge of Deep Subsurface Microbiology The Ground Water Environment Microbial Mechanisms of Colonization and Growth Management of Microbial Activities 2: CONCEPTS Microbial Dynamics of Biofilms Biofilm Maturation Bacteriology of Plugging 3. DIRECT EVIDENCE OF A BACTERIAL EVENT Visible Manifestations White or Clear slime Grey slime Black slime Orange, Red, and Brown slimes Tuberculous growths Cloudiness Coloration of the water Odorous Signals Rotten Egg smellFish smell Earthy smell Fecal (sewage) smell Fresh vegetable smell Chemical smell Differentiation of Microbial Forms in Biofouling Events Ribbon Formers, Gallionella Tube Formers (Sheathed Bacteria) Consortial Heterotrophic Incumbents CHI Generic Groupings Pseudomonads Enteric Bacteria Sulfur Bacteria, Sulfate-reducing Bacteria Other Sulfur Bacteria Archaeobacteria Methanogenic archaeobacteria Extreme halophilic archaeobacteria Extreme thermophilic archaeobacteria Gram-Positive Cocci Endospore Forming Gram Positive Rods Filamentous Actinomycètes Fungi (molds)Algae (micro-plants) 4: MONITORING METHODOLOGIES FOR BIOFOULING EVENTS Introduction Direct Inspection Indirect Inspection Variability in Cell Numbers in a CFU Nutrient Concentrations in Agar Culture Media Environmental Conditions for Incubation Microbial Evaluation, A Conceptual Approach Viable Units (vu) Aggressivity Simple Field Test Methods Rodina Test Cholodny Test Grainge and Limd Test GAQCTest BARTTM Test Microscopic Investigation for Iron-Related Bacteria Olanczuk-Neyman Method Meyers Stain Leuschow and Mackenthum Direct MF Technique . Negative Wet Mount StainGram Stain Spread-Plate Enumeration Selection of the Appropriate Agar Medium A A agar Brain Heart Infusion Agar/4 (BHI/4) Czapek-Dox agar (CD) LES Endo agar Lipovitellin-salt-mannitol agar M-FCICagar M-HPCagar Mn agar M-PA agar Pfizer selective enterococcus (PSE) agar Plate count agar Potato Dextrose agar (PD) R2Aagar Starch-casein agar Triple sugar iron agar(TSA) Tryptone glucose extract agar Wong's medium WRagar Choice of Culture Medium Dispersion of Particulates (vortexing) Serial (extinction) Dilution of the Water Sample . Dispensing of Diluant onto Agar SurfaceDrying the Agar Surface Selection of Incubation Conditions Counting Colonies on a Spread-plate Computing the cfu/ml or cfu/100ml Streaked spread-plate (calculation formula) Spread-plate Enumeration of Bacterial Loadings . Spread-plate Bacterial Population Relationships Membrane Filter (calculation formula) Coliform Testing Multiple Tube Method Membrane Filter (MF) Presence/Absence Coliform Test ONPG Test for Coliforms MUG Test for Escherichia coli Enumeration by Sequential Dilution Techniques . 5: ABOVT THE BARTTM Methodologies "The third book in the Sustainable Well Series, Microbiology of Well Biofouling, is the second edition of Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology. It is concerned with solving production problems in all types of wells. See what's new in the new edition:Addresses deleterious events in all types of wells in greater detailDiscusses the generation of mass which interferes with the physical functioning of a wellCovers the major innovations in the fieldIncludes more field applicable materialCompletely revised and updated The book is a useful reference guide for water well operators, hazardous waste site operators, consulting engineers, public health inspectors, microbiologists, and analytical chemists. It is written with a direct, straight forward approach based upon the advances in the technology over the last twenty years. With this guide, you understand the phenomena of biofouling, corrosivity, biodegradation, and shifts in hydraulic transmissivity that can be linked to microbial events. Practical approaches to the evaluation of these effects are introduced, including standard and novel methodologies."--Provided by publisher 'The third book in the Sustainable Well Series, Microbiology of Well Biofouling, is the second edition of Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology. It is concerned with solving production problems in all types of wells.See what's new in the new edition:Addresses deleterious events in all types of wells in greater detail Discusses the generation of mass which interferes with the physical functioning of a well Covers the major innovations in the field Includes more field applicable material Completely revised and updated "Microbiology of Well Biofouling is the second edition of Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology. It is concerned with solving production problems in all types of wells."--BOOK JACKET. "The book is a useful reference guide for water well operators, hazardous waste site operators, consulting engineers, public health inspectors, microbiologists, and analytical chemists."--BOOK JACKET Addresses the events that cause deterioration in various types of wells. This book discusses the generation of mass that can interfere with the physical functioning of a well in the field. It helps to understand the phenomena of biofouling, corrosivity, biodegradation, and shifts in hydraulic transmissivity that can be linked to microbial events. Of all the environments in or upon the surface crust of this planet, the biology of ground waters and the deep subsurface of the crust is one of the least understood.