title: A simple system for biofilm potential monitoring in drinking water.
abstract: SAGEP-EAU DE PARIS produces drinking water for the city of Paris (France). In order to supply a high quality water, one of the main SAGEP's concerns is to monitor the Biofilm Formation Potentials of the produced drinking waters. Biofilm incubators were installed at the outlet of three Water Treatment Plants (WTP). These incubators allowed biofilm formation and quantification in terms of Fixed Total Organic Carbon (FTOC), fixed culturable bacteria (HPC-R2A) and fixed total bacteria. During this study, quantitative differences appeared between the biofilms formed at the outlet of the three WTPs, leading to different classifications of the Biofilm Formation Potentials of the three produced waters, depending on the used parameter for biofilms quantification. This observation underlined the necessity of a multi-parametric approach for the study of biofilms. More generally, our results validated the use of these sturdy stainless steel incubators, highly adapted to industrial field conditions, for the monitoring of Biofilm Formation Potentials in drinking water networks.
authors.affiliation: SAGEP-EAU DE PARIS, Plate-forme de Recherche 4 avenue Pierre Mendés-France, France. delahaye@eaudeparis.fr
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delahaye
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblon
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montiel
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D011786:Quality Control; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar