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Phosphorus limitation on bacterial regrowth in drinking water

Jun-qiang Sang1, Xi-hui Zhang, Guo-zhong Yu

  • 1Research Center for Environmental Engineering and Management, Shenzhen Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518057, China. zhlysjq@netease.com

Summary

Phosphorus addition significantly increased bacterial regrowth potential in drinking water, indicating phosphorus limitation. Removing phosphorus could be a strategy to control microbial growth in water distribution systems.

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