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Biofilm Removal

Videos

Inono Hot Springs, Japan
A hot springs in Japan was experiencing coliform and Legionella hits and was also having difficulty maintaining a chlorine residual. A bore scope camera inserted in the pipelines revealed severe biofilm contamination. After conversion to mixed oxidants, the biofilms were destroyed, positive bacterial hits were eliminated, and the chlorine dosage was reduced drastically.

Filter recirculation pipe

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Feed water pipe

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Before, 6 days and 22 days after conversion to mixed oxidants.

Dosage comparison

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Orange County Water District, California
Dr. Don Phipps, Chemist and Microbiologist, studied the effects of mixed oxidants and of sodium hypochlorite on the removal of Psuedomonas putida biofilms on cellulose acetate RO membranes. DAPI staining showed no intact DNA remaining on the mixed-oxidant samples, which destroyed the polysaccharide biofilm substrate, while hypochlorite had no effect. Black and white videography of the microscopic activity can be viewed, showing complete elimination of biofilms after 5 hours and 40 minutes.

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