Practical manual of groundwater microbiology. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: D. Roy Cullimore.
• Other Names: Cullimore, D. Roy
• Contents: PREFACE ; Water Wells have Natural Filters: The Challenge ; Introduction; Feeding the Natural Filters; Other Factors Associated with the Natural Filter; Maintaining the Natural Filters around Water Wells; Failure of the Natural Filters and the Symptoms in the Water Well; Microbes in Water Wells: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ; What Are Microbes?; Where Are Microbes?; Sterility, Health, and Microbes; Bacterial Groups of Significance in Water Wells; Coliform Bacteria; Iron-Related Bacteria; Slime-Forming Bacteria; Total Bacteria; Microorganisms in Water Wells; Role of the Molds (Fungi) in Water Wells; Role of Protozoa in Water Wells; Role of Viruses in Water Wells; Acute Gastrointestinal Illness of Unknown Etiology; Sampling Procedures ; Introduction; Sampling Water Wells; Single Sampling Procedure for a Water Well; Multiple Sampling from the Water Well; Zones of Interrogation Projections (ZIP) Testing; Routine Sampling; Symptoms of Failure: Early Warnings and Eventual Catastrophes ; Introduction; Sustainable Wells; Historical Records; Biological Assay Data; Biofouling: The Impact of Biofilms on Specific Capacity; Significance of Drawdown Changes; Oil-Lubricated Pumps: The Risks; Considerations in Deciding upon a Treatment Strategy; Remedies from a Drop to a Drum ; Introduction; Preventative Maintenance (PM) Servicing; Regeneration; Water Wells That Are Failing without Routine PM or Regeneration; Regeneration from the Edge of Catastrophe ; Introduction; Types of Chemicals Employed in Regeneration; Chemical Selection for Use in the Regeneration of Wells; Sequestration Strategies; Use of Heat; Chemical Blend Selection; Regeneration Practices; Spheres of Influence: The Coming and the Going ; Introduction; Risks from Flooding Causing Compromise to the Wells; Groundwater under the Direct Influence of Surface Water; Art of Well Development ; Illustrated Guide for Groundwater Microbiology ; Natural Filters around Water Wells; Changes in the Position of the Biomass around a Well; Growth of Biomass and Impact on Well Characteristics; Groundwater Flow through Four Biofouling Water Wells; Diagrammatic Presentation of Bacterial Cell; Cross Section of Attached Biomass; Major Forms of Biofouling in Water Wells; Forms of Coliform Bacteria; Forms of Iron-Related Bacteria; Biocolloids; Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria; Fungi (Molds); Pathogenic (Health-Risk) Protozoa; Size of Viruses and Bacteria; Growing Bacteria; Agar Dip-Paddle Technique; Slope BART Culture Technique; BART Test Method; Rodina Test for IRB; Cholodny Test for IRB; Grainge and Lund Test for IRB; George Alford Quick and Dirty Test for IRB; Staining Methods for IRB; Agar Spreadplate Enumeration Method for Bacteria; Bacterial Colony Forms Growing on Agar Plates; ATP Test Method for Detecting Bacterial Activity; Comparison of ATP to Time Lapse Using BART Testers; Theoretical Functioning of the BART Tester; Types of BART Testers in Common Use; Protocol for Filling BART Field Tester; Common Sites for Early BART Reactions; IRB-BART Reaction Patterns; SRB-BART Reaction Patterns; SLYM-BART Reaction Patterns; HAB-BART Reaction Patterns; DN-BART Reaction Patterns; N-BART Reaction Patterns; ALGE-BART Reaction Patterns; APB-BART Reaction Patterns; Relationship of Time Lapse to Population; ORP Relationship to IRB-BART Reactions; ORP Relationship to SRB-BART Reactions; Effects of Sampling during Pumping on Biomass Characteristics; Location of Biomass Shifting during Plugging of a Well; Primary Effect of Water Well Treatments; Mechanisms for Bacteriologically Influenced Infestation of Water Wells; Zones of Interrogation Projection I; Zones of Interrogation Projection II; Zones of Interrogation Projection III; Relationship between Bacterial Activity and Specific Capacity in Biofouling Water Wells; Movement of the Redox Front around a Well Suffering Microbiologically Influenced Plugging; Treatment Impacts on a Biofouling Water Well; Video-Camera Logging of Biofouled Water Wells; Methane (Natural Gas) Eruptions in Water Wells; Harmonic Pulsing Activities in the Plugging Biomass; Metal Bioaccumulation around an Active Water Well; Impact of Treatments on the Sequential Releases of Metals from the Biomass; Risks from Applying Phosphorus Compounds as a Part of Treatment Strategies for Biofouled Water Wells; Maturation of Biofouling Water Wells, Impacts on Specific Capacity, and Bacterial Activity; Control Strategies for the Removal of Biomass; Comparison of Well Regeneration with Preventative Maintenance (Servicing); Shock, Disrupt, and Disperse Phases of Water Well Regeneration; Effects of Distortions in the Location of Biomass on the Efficiency of Treatments; Treatment of Fractured Hard Rock Wells; Impact of Treatment on the Biomass Involved in Biofouling; Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Water Wells; Effect of the Growth of Various Microbial Communities on the Function of Water Wells; Sequential Risk Analysis for a Test Pumping of a Well; Biofouling of Relief Wells in Earth-Filled Dam Structures Used to Create Water Reservoirs; Biofouling of Horizontal Wells; Impact of Flooding on Producing Water Wells; Direct and Indirect Impacts of Water Wells Flooded by Surface Waters; Flood Impact on a Biofouled Well; Protection of Wells from Flooding; Impact of Flooding on the Position of the Redox; Front around Water Wells; Impact of Oil and Gas Wells on Neighboring Water Wells; Theoretical Functioning of the BART Tester; Positioning of Biomass around Slotted Screens in Water Wells That Are Biofouling; Treatment Sequences in Biofouled Water Well Regeneration; Appendix A: Microbiological Test Methods ; Appendix B: Biological Activity Reaction Test (BART) ; Appendix C: Video Borehole Log ; Appendix D: Treatment Strategies ; Appendix E: Sustainability of Water Wells ; Appendix F: Interaction between Neighboring Water Wells ; Appendix G: Standard Microbiological Approaches for Groundwater Challenges, Concepts (Summary) ; Appendix H: Methods for Obtaining Water Samples for ; Microbiological Testing ; Appendix I: Conservation of the Water Sample between Collection and Testing ; Appendix J: Definition of the Influence That Ambient Water Temperatures Have on Tests ; Appendix K: Protocols to Obtain Water Samples ; Appendix L: Application of BART Testers ; Appendix M: Evaluation of Risk Potentials ; Appendix N: Regulatory Considerations Concerning Phosphorus ; Appendix O: Application of Heat as a Component in the Rehabilitation/Regeneration of Biofouled Water Wells ; Appendix P: Application of Vegetable Oil as a Substitute for Hydrocarbon-Based Oils to Lubricate Pumps ; Appendix Q: Frequently Asked Questions ; Appendix R: Glossary ; Appendix S: Well Questionnaire (First Enquiry) ; Appendix T: Further Reading ; INDEX
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (376 pages)
• Subjects: 628.1/6; Groundwater -- Microbiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Groundwater -- Microbiology; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420008166; 1420008161; 0849385318; 9780849385315
• Related ISBNs: 9780849385315
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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