The application of heat and chemicals in the control of biofouling events in wells
By: by George Alford, Roy Cullimore.
Contributors: Cullimore, Roy.
Series: The sustainable well series
Publisher: Lewis Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Water -- Purification.; Wells -- Fouling.; Fouling organisms -- Control -- Technological innovations.
Description: Application of heat and chemicals to a biofouling well is a relatively new approach for water well rehabilitation. For the first time, The Application of Heat and Chemicals in the Control of Biofouling Events in Wells explains what many microbiologists now believe is the most effective form of treatment: pasteurization and application of chemicals.

Consider an increasingly prevalent alternative to traditional forms of encrustation: an approach which recognizes that water wells are conduits to the sub-surface realm, whose organisms impact the production characteristic of wells. Features: explains the process of blending chemical and heat treatments, discusses the pasteurization of water wells, and provides case studies to illustrate the process.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.