[Microbial settlement of paint- and building-materials in the sphere of drinking-water. 1. Information: long time observation of a bitumen paint in a drinking-water-reservoir (author's transl)].
In a drinking water reservoir with a freshly applied bituminous coating a microbial settlement was found on the walls. Its development was observed over a period of 23 months. The slime on the walls consisted of bacteria and fungi and was secondarily colonized by protozoa and nematodes. The quantities of the microbial coating decreased during a 12 months time. In the beginning of the time of observation a high number of bacteria was found in the water. The carbon fixed by the microbes came from fossile sources to an amount of 90%.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003033:Coal Tar; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply
D003033:Coal Tar
Mikrobielle Besiedlung von Auskleidungsmaterialien und Baustoffen im Trinkwasserbereich. 1. Mitteilung: Langzeitbeobachtungen eines Bitumenanstrichs in einem Reinwasserbehälter.