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Appl Environ Microbiol
; 77(3): 1148-50, 2011 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21148685
RESUMO
A bioluminescence-based assimilable organic carbon (AOC) test was developed for determining the biological growth potential of seawater within the reverse osmosis desalination pretreatment process. The test uses Vibrio harveyi, a marine organism that exhibits constitutive luminescence and is nutritionally robust. AOC was measured in both a pilot plant and a full-scale desalination plant pretreatment.