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Microbial Community Profile of a Lead Service Line Removed from a Drinking Water Distribution System

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Citation:

WHITE, C., M. Tancos, AND D. A. LYTLE. Microbial Community Profile of a Lead Service Line Removed from a Drinking Water Distribution System. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 77(15):5557-5561, (2011).

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To inform the public.

Description:

A corroded lead water pipe was removed from a drinking water distribution system and the microbial community was profiled using 16S rDNA techniques. This is the first report of the characterization of biofilm on a surface of a corroded lead drinking water pipe. The majority of phylotypes have been linked to heavy-metal contaminated environments.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( JOURNAL/ PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)
Product Published Date:08/01/2011
Record Last Revised:07/30/2011
OMB Category:Other
Record ID: 231447